Why Cryptocurrencies Use So Much Energy
The electricity consumption of mining for cryptocurrencies is becoming a real concern. Here's what to do about it.
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Bringing the Internet to the (Developing) World
A growing number of low-cost (and free!) solutions aim to open the Internet to developing regions.
Open Source Professionals in Demand
An "increasingly open source world" needs specialists in Linux and other open source technologies.
Smart Thermometers Improve Flu Forecasting
Connecting electronic thermometers to smartphones permits the capture of instant, anonymized fever readings as leading indicators of influenza outbreaks.
Are Your Plants Misbehaving? Call a Robotanist
Robotic management can help ensure that plants and trees in public spaces grow in desired shapes and sizes.
The world's largest navy explores the use of additive manufacturing for spare parts, with an eye toward eventually building ships that way.
Exploring Cyber Resilience for Electricity
Challenges face the use of microgrids, but they hold the potential for increased grid security.
The Fake News Wars Have Only Begun
The next generation of false news will feature realistic-looking videos and a battle of algorithms.
ACM A.M. Turing Award recipients David Patterson and John Hennessy developed the "dangerous" idea that software should be simpler so it can be executed more quickly, which evolved into the Reduced Instruction Set Computer architecture.
Deep Learning Hunts for Signals Among the Noise
Neural networks can deliver surprising, and sometimes unwanted, results.
3D Sensors Provide Security, Better Games
A variety of techniques allow sensors to locate and recognize objects in space.
Are technology companies maximizing profits by making users addicted to their products?
From topia to Dystopia, and Back Again
Sir Tim Berners-Lee considers the past, present, and future of the World Wide Web.
Saving Lives with Aerial Drones
Aerial drone swarms could self-assemble into hovering rescue platforms.
Fear of Job Loss to Automation Hurts Productivity
Fear of job loss due to automation, combined with confusion over which skill sets one will be needed to be employable in the future, is affecting worker health and productivity.
A New Sense for nderwater Robots
Marrja Kruusmaa and her colleagues in Estonia have developed a way for underwater robots to better understand their environment.
New Horizons in Thermoelectric Cooling
Solid-state thermal management offers a viable alternative to vapor-compression cooling systems for some applications.
Are Human Brains Quantum Computers?
Research project could explain how memory, and the brain's biology, works.
Dim Prospects for Junior Developers
Employers prefer experience for even entry-level coding positions.
Motion Sickness a Major Problem with Self-Driving Cars
Motion sickness could prevent some of the benefits expected from autonomous vehicles.
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