2011
IBM Building First Universal Quantum Computers for Business and Science
Learn about IBM's performance and progress to become a more innovative and focused company.
New
The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 2,419 posts.
2012
Making math more Lego-like
A trio of Harvard researchers has developed a new 3-D pictorial language for mathematics with potential as a tool across a wide spectrum, from pure math to physics.
2013
94-year-old Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Introduces Solid State Battery
John Goodenough and his team have developed the first all-solid-state battery cells that could lead to safer, faster-charging, longer-lasting rechargeable batteries.
2014
Richard Feynman and the Connection Machine (1989)
For Richard, a crazy idea was an opportunity to either prove it wrong or prove it right.
2015
2016
Poverty
In order to make progress against poverty in the future, we need to understand poverty around the world today and how it has changed.
2017
2018
Sleep Debt
Have you heard of a sleep debt anytime in your life? Click to see what is it and how this sleep deficit can affect your everyday life.
2019
2020
2021
Scientists make huge dataset of nearby stars available to public
Members of the public can search a newly released database of 1,600 stars to find signs of undiscovered exoplanets. The dataset, taken over two decades by the W.M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii, comes with an open-source software package and an online tutorial.
2022
2023
Planet Launches Satellite Constellation to Image the Whole Planet Daily
Today Planet successfully launched 88 Dove satellites to orbit — the largest satellite constellation ever to reach orbit.
2024
2025
Understanding Agent Cooperation
We employ deep multi-agent reinforcement learning to model the emergence of cooperation. The new notion of sequential social dilemmas allows us to model how rational agents interact, and arrive at more or less cooperative behaviours depending on the nature of the environment and the agents’ cognitive capacity. The…
2026
2027
Toxic fluorinated compounds found in drinking water of 33 states
A Harvard Chan School study has found that drinking-water samples near industrial sites, military fire-training areas, and wastewater-treatment plants have the highest levels of fluorinated compounds, which have been linked with cancer, hormone disruption, high cholesterol, and obesity.
2028
2029
Tutorial on Deep Learning
Lecture 1: Tutorial on Deep Learning I Lecture 2: Tutorial on Deep Learning II Lecture 3: Tutorial on Deep Learning III Lecture 4: Tutorial on Deep Learning IV
2030
2031
Deep learning algorithm diagnoses skin cancer as well as seasoned dermatologists
In hopes of creating better access to medical care, Stanford researchers have trained an algorithm to diagnose skin cancer.
2032
The short history of global living conditions and why it matters that we know it
Very few think the world is making progress. In this article, we look at the history of global living conditions and show that the world has made immense progress in important aspects.
2033
War and Peace
How common are armed conflict and peace between and within countries? How is this changing over time? Explore research and data on war and peace.
2034
In Colorado, self-harm is leading cause of death in new mothers
Read the latest news stories from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Discover breakthroughs, events, and campus updates.
2035
2036
The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder hits the big-data highway
Explore the science behind the headlines with our leading experts.
2037
2038
Vera Rubin has died
Rubin confirmed the existence of dark matter—the invisible material that makes up more than 90% of the mass of the universe.
2039
Economics of Nuclear Power
Nuclear power is cost competitive with other forms of electricity generation, except where there is direct access to low-cost fossil fuels. In assessing the economics of nuclear power, decommissioning and waste disposal costs are fully taken into account.
2040
The Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion and the O-ring
A tragic case of how poor data analysis can lead to very bad outcomes.