Computer Science

Ben Franklin was right: lots of people could hear famous speeches.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Researchers track outdoor air temperatures by measuring the battery temperatures of smartphones.
Sophie Bushwick, Contributor
A popular luxury car option might be part of the solution to unexplained traffic jams.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Advancement allows patients to hear differences in pitch and timbre.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Does the computer owe its high performance to bizarre quantum effects?
Sophie Bushwick, Contributor
Laureates' research allows quantum mechanics and classical mechanics to 'shake hands.'
Sara Rennekamp, Contributing Editor
Scientists who used computer simulations to study chemical reactions win the award for chemistry.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Algorithm spots forgeries by spotting shadows that don't match light sources.
Ker Than, Contributor
Midair impacts can increase a sandstorm's flow threefold.
Sophie Bushwick, Contributor
Watching heads wobble measures pulse.
Devin Powell, Contributor
This is not just gibberish to the average layman. It was gibberish to the math community...
Chris Gorski, Editor
Physics students study how large crowds behave at mosh pits.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor