Computing

Tech

Cool Jobs: Wide world of robots

The machines can help with everything from surgery to disaster response.

Computing

Electronic skin

Tiny, nearly invisible devices stick to skin, ‘talk’ to computers.

Computing

Watson a game-changer for science

Supercomputer outsmarts humans in historic Jeopardy! competition.

Computing

Troubles with Hubble

Just before a planned repair mission, the space telescope went quiet.

Computing

The Shape of the Internet

The web of connections that makes up the Internet looks a lot like a medusa jellyfish.

Computing

Games with a Purpose

Playing some online games may help computers get smarter.

Space

Secrets of an ancient computer

A 2000-year-old astronomical computer could calculate planetary positions and predict eclipses.

Computing

Programming with Alice

Creating animated movies provides a fun way to learn how to program a computer.

Computing

Computers with Attitude

Researchers are trying to design computers that can recognize how you're feeling and react to help you out.

Computing

A classroom of the mind

Computer technology that puts kids in a cartoon classroom may help them learn to pay attention.

Computing

It’s a Small E-mail World After All

It takes roughly half a dozen e-mail links to reach just about any other person in the world.