For the first time, non-hydropower renewable energy sources created more energy in a month than hydro sources. The milestone is a culmination of a decade of growth in wind, biomass, geothermal, and solar power. But even with the increased productivity…
Women make up only 18 percent of computer science graduates in the United States, and the disparity between the number of male and female students is an issue that industry leaders have puzzled over for years. A recent influx of…
A brain-computer interface has allowed a 23-year-old quadriplegic man to move his hands again. Unlike previous technologies, the system, called Neurobridge, does not use robotic arms. Instead, the man’s hands respond directly to his thoughts. A computer chip implant in…
Intel co-founder Gordon Moore once observed that the number of transistors on computer chips doubles every two years. This became known in the computing world as Moore’s law, and it continues to drive the industry toward smaller and faster processors.…