Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) sound like science fiction to most people. But this technology is getting real, quickly.

Some say computer science as a major in college is doomed due to AI. The claim is that majoring in philosophy is better. I ...

Computer science has long operated on a foundation of trust: researchers publish findings, peers verify them, and the field advances one credible paper at a time. That system is now under serious ...

Last week I had the privilege to attend the inaugural New York BCI Symposium, a one-of-a-kind gathering that validated the astonishing popular appeal of BCI by spotlighting the field’s future ...

Inside a quiet office building usually reserved for professional engineers, the clicking of keyboards and low murmurs of debate filled the air, as students crowded around screens displaying brain ...

The day when a quantum computer can crack commonly used forms of encryption is drawing closer. The world isn’t prepared, ...

It’s tough to imagine a future that doesn’t exist yet. Gutenberg’s printing press was first believed to corrupt the mind. Automobiles were thought a passing fad. Fear of computers was so rampant in ...

Rajendra Raj, professor of computer science, has been appointed co-chair of an international task force to revise computer science curriculum in the next decade. About every 10 years, a joint task ...

Neurotechnology research is breaking new ground, fundamentally changing how we approach brain disorders. What once seemed like science fiction is now becoming a reality, offering novel ways to restore ...

We all thought banking and military security was impenetrable? That was, until Chinese researchers used a D-Wave quantum computer to execute what they claim as the first successful quantum attack on ...

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The safe and secure use of nuclear and other radioactive material, along with the operation of nuclear facilities and management of associated facilities and activities, rely heavily on information ...