Facebook will let researchers study its election ad targeting data'Understanding the online political advertising landscape is key to protecting elections.'By K. Holt, 01.25.2021
Researchers built robotic skin with a sense of touchIt's powered by Intel's brain-mimicking neuromorphic chip Loihi.By C. Fisher, 07.15.2020
MIT gives soft robots a better sense of touch and spatial awarenessTeams added balloon-based sensors and cameras to robotic grippers.By C. Fisher, 06.01.2020
Browser add-on verifies that sites actually honor their privacy policiesIt gives users a secure signal when a website's code matches its privacy policy.By C. Fisher, 05.04.2020
Google spent a record sum rewarding researchers for hacking its productsIt's paid out more than $21 million since 2010.By R. England, 01.29.2020
Google researchers taught an AI to recognize smellsTheir algorithms can identify odors based on their molecular structures.By C. Fisher, 10.24.2019
Harvard's noodly robot fingers are great at grabbing jellyfishThe ‘fettuccini-like silicone fingers’ could help scientists study marine creatures.By C. Fisher, 08.28.2019
Libra Association opens Bug Bounty program to everyoneThe organization wants researchers to test the security of its Libra blockchain.By E. Alvarez, 08.27.2019
This hip-hugging exosuit uses AI to make walking and running easierThe portable, robotic device uses AI to adjust to your gait.By C. Fisher, 08.15.2019
France gives 'Make our Planet Great Again' grants to US scientistsWith Trump out of the Paris accord, France is poaching its climate change researchers.By S. Dent, 12.12.2017
Federal report says humans are the cause of climate changeThe findings of the congressionally mandated report are at odds with the Trump administration.By M. Locklear, 11.04.2017
Makers of uncrackable ransomware hand over the keySecurity researchers at ESET asked for the master key, but didn't expect it to be handed over. By D. Cooper, 05.19.2016
Researchers create video game that monitors heart rate to keep children's anger in checkBy A. Santos, 10.26.2012
Visualized: Cubesat micro-orbiters slip into space to flash Earth in Morse codeBy S. Dent, 10.17.2012