Technology shouldn't feel confusing or intimidating, especially when most of us are just trying to use our phones to stay connected, stay informed and stay safe. The problem is that modern devices ...

Life’s fundamental structure is the cell, and so the main things that a cell does — processing biomolecules, growing, replicating its genetic material and producing a new body — are considered ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Despite what watching the news might suggest, most people are averse to dishonest behavior. Yet studies have shown that when people delegate a task to others, the diffusion of responsibility can make ...

For many organisations, the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) is being undermined by a fundamental problem: their data isn’t ready for it. This can lead to conflicting metrics and inconsistent ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a simple yet powerful method to characterize lithium metal battery performance with the help of a widely used imaging tool: ...

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images are already a common staple of battery research. Now, they can be paired with a simple algorithm to enable better prediction of lithium metal battery ...

Dr. Jauhar is a cardiologist at Northwell Health in New York, where Dr. Patel and Dr. Smith are the directors of the center for heart failure and transplant. People die in many ways, but in medicine ...