#Computing

New estimates suggest it might be 20 times easier to crack cryptography with quantum computers than we thought—but don’t panic. Will quantum computers crack cryptographic codes and cause a global security disaster? You might certainly get that impression from a lot of news coverage, the latest

Using the new system, Casey Harrell can emphasize words and intonations in real time—and sing tunes. At the age of 45, Casey Harrell lost his voice to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, the disorder eats away at muscle-controlling nerves in the brain and

Brain-inspired computers could boost AI efficiency—a tantalizing prospect as the industry’s energy bills mount. Computers that operate on the same principles as the brain could be key to slashing AI’s massive energy bills. Sandia National Laboratories has just switched on a device capable of

The team says their method is a million times more resource-efficient than standard quantum approaches. When a molecule absorbs light, it undergoes a whirlwind of quantum-mechanical transformations. Electrons jump between energy levels, atoms vibrate, and chemical bonds shift—all within

Like DNA hard drives, the approach could lock the world’s data down for the long haul—if researchers can make it practical. We have a data storage problem. This year, the world’s storage needs will reach 175 zettabytes—the equivalent of over a trillion 4K movies. While hardware advances like