Information technology
Building a better computer bug finder
09 Jul 2016
Researchers use algorithms to analyse how ISIS recruits through social media
17 Jun 2016
Researchers apply the laws of physics to study how terrorist support groups grow online, and how law enforcement can track activities
NASA ex-chief’s ‘KnuEdge’ to make neural microchips
07 Jun 2016
Just coming out of ‘stealth mode’, KnuEdge is working on a brain-like chip that will make the ‘bus’ connecting memory and processor in current computers redundant, and take voice technology to new levels
Patching up Web applications
16 Apr 2016
New debugging method finds 23 undetected security flaws in 50 popular Web applications
Computer in your clothes? A milestone for wearable electronics
15 Apr 2016
Researchers have succeeded in embroidering circuits into fabric with 0.1 mm precision — the perfect size to integrate electronic components such as sensors and computer memory devices into clothing
Quantum simulation 2.0: Atoms chat long distance
08 Apr 2016
Physicists have measured long-range magnetic interactions between ultracold particles
Experiment shows magnetic chips could dramatically increase computing's energy efficiency
14 Mar 2016
Researchers have shown for the first time that magnetic chips can operate with the lowest fundamental level of energy dissipation possible under the laws of thermodynamic
The beginning of the end for encryption schemes?
By Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | 10 Mar 2016
New quantum computer, based on five atoms, factors numbers in a scalable way that could enhance encryption for protecting credit cards, state secrets, and other confidential data
New hardware to expand fast fibre-to-the-home
20 Feb 2016
The cost of deploying fast fibre connections straight to homes could be dramatically reduced by new hardware designed and tested by researchers
Women better than men at writing computer code
15 Feb 2016
Researchers have found that computer code written by women has a higher approval rating than that written by men - but only if their gender is not identifiable, indicating that a 'glass ceiling' still exists for women
Record for fastest data rate set
12 Feb 2016
Researchers in the UK have achieved a rate of 1.125 Tb/s as part of research on the capacity limits of optical transmission systems, designed to address the growing demand for fast data rates
New chip fabrication approach
01 Feb 2016
Depositing different materials within a single chip layer could lead to more efficient computers