Computing

  1. Computing

    Cyber warriors

    Contests where teens compete to keep computers safe from hackers are helping to train and grow the next generation of cyber defenders.

    By Eric Niiler
  2. Tech

    A squishy speaker

    Researchers have unveiled a see-through speaker that conducts electricity, is elastic like skin and vibrates like Jell-O.

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Computing

    A switch for a living computer

    Scientists are finding that computer parts can also be built from DNA.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Chemistry

    Building a better battery

    Researchers develop a way to make batteries that hold more charge and don’t weaken with age.

    By Sid Perkins
  5. Computing

    Genetic memory

    DNA is a chemical blueprint that effectively instructs cells on how to work.

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. Computing

    Your head’s battery

    Fluids in the inner ear can actually power an electronic device, such as an implant.

    By Sid Perkins
  7. Tech

    Science for all

    STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — makes careers blossom

    By Nancy McGuire
  8. Computing

    DNA takes notes

    Engineers develop a computer memory system based on living cells.

    By Stephen Ornes
  9. Tech

    Cool Jobs: Wide world of robots

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

    By Roberta Kwok
  10. Computing

    Electronic skin

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

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Computing

    Watson a game-changer for science

    Supercomputer outsmarts humans in historic Jeopardy! competition.

    By Susan Gaidos
  12. Computing

    Troubles with Hubble

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

    By Susan Gaidos