Farewell, Philae. The space lander that touched down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (and in our hearts) in November 2014 has not responded to a last-ditch attempt...New Scientist From ACM News | January 12, 2016
Sam Wilson, a Ph.D. student at Imperial College London, and supervisor Ravi Vaidyanathan are designing new ways for the human body to control prostheses. New Scientist From ACM TechNews | December 7, 2015
The perfection of device-independent quantum cryptography will enable devices that guarantee the messages sent on them remain confidential. New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 2, 2015
Blind people have long relied on sound as a substitution for sight, and some even use echolocation to navigate around objects. But it turns out that sound can be...New Scientist From ACM News | October 30, 2015
The United Kingdom kicked off an initiative in 2013 that could result in the development of the world's most powerful quantum computer by 2020. New Scientist From ACM TechNews | October 19, 2015
Where you go, what you buy, who you know, how many points are on your driving licence, how your pupils rate you.New Scientist From ACM News | October 13, 2015
Last Saturday I took part in a battle of wits at Bletchley Park, the stately home that housed the U.K.’s codebreakers during the second world war.New Scientist From ACM News | September 22, 2015
An autonomous helicopter gunship is flying over a military base in Arizona. Suddenly, officers on the ground lose radio contact: hackers have taken control of an...New Scientist From ACM News | September 18, 2015
Feeling cold? Your home already knows, and turns up the heat. Sick of the TV show you are watching? Your home changes the channel.New Scientist From ACM News | September 17, 2015
D-Wave Systems, which makes computers with some quantum properties, claims its latest device, the D-Wave 2X, is up to 15 times faster than regular PCs. As with...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 21, 2015
Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court's blockbuster decision on marriage equality, a short YouTube video made the rounds online.New Scientist From ACM News | July 27, 2015
Thanks to the latest advances in computer vision, we now have machines that can pick you out of a line-up. But what if your face is hidden from view?New Scientist From ACM News | June 23, 2015
"If you are walking down the street, a public street, should a company be able to identify you without your permission?"New Scientist From ACM News | June 22, 2015