The number of scientific papers that rely on AI has quadrupled, and the scope of problems AI can tackle is expanding by the ...

Biotechnology Cancer-Killing Immune Cells Can Now Be Engineered in the Body—With a Vaccine-Like Shot of mRNA Scientists are converting immune cells into super-soldiers that can hunt down and destroy ...

Peter Murray was born in Boston in 1973. He earned a PhD in neuroscience at the University of Maryland, Baltimore studying gene expression in the neocortex. Following his dissertation work he spent ...

AI will often not be as effective as a human doing the same job. But it may be used whenever it has an advantage over humans in one of four dimensions.

Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, called a “security guru” by The Economist. He is the author of 14 books—including the New York Times best-seller Data and Goliath: ...

Nathan Sanders is a data scientist focused on creating open technology to help vulnerable communities and all stakeholders participate in the analysis and development of public policy. As a Berkman ...

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Science ‘Cyborg Tadpoles’ With Super Soft Neural Implants Shine Light on Early Brain Development Tofu-like probes capture the activity of individual neurons in tadpole embryos as they grow.

The private space race has been dominated by SpaceX for years. But Japanese carmaker Honda may be about to throw its hat in the ring after demonstrating a reusable rocket. Space rockets might seem ...

Computing Is a Quantum-Cryptography Apocalypse Imminent? New estimates suggest it might be 20 times easier to crack cryptography with quantum computers than we thought—but don't panic.

Keith Martin is a professor of information security at Royal Holloway, University of London and director of the EPSRC Center for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security for the Everyday. He has broad ...

Bioprinting holds the promise of engineering organs on demand. Now, researchers have solved one of the major bottlenecks—how to create the fine networks of blood vessels needed to keep organs alive.