
Alexa will employ AI to get promoted to butler of the household
Amazon is relaunching its voice assistant as other tech giants speed up efforts to incorporate AI into their products
Amazon is relaunching its voice assistant as other tech giants speed up efforts to incorporate AI into their products
The study defied the speed of light to prove loophole-free entanglement in complex systems and paves the way for distributed quantum computing
2,000 satellites and enough submarine cables to circle the Earth 30 times make up the essential worldwide communications network
Two new studies highlight the differences in how each sex ages, and find that a person’s organs also break down at different rates
A team of Spanish researchers receives funding to study the relationship between the hypothalamus, obesity and adolescent development
A European project identifies and defines the different forms of harassment that occur online and through electronic devices. But statistics are not available and most legislation fails to address them
The Spanish scientist, who is responsible for Amazon Web Services’ quantum networks, says that not all the possibilities are understood, nor is the effect of the intersection with artificial intelligence
The number enables the calculation of the area of a geometric form he calls an ‘antisphere’ with applications in the engineering and construction of buildings
Lithium-ion batteries will reign supreme for a while, but research into recycling and energy storage technologies is heating up
An Austrian and Spanish team demonstrated that a process can be ‘rewound’ to restore the components of an atom to their previous state
An experiment has highlighted the vulnerability of the current encryption system – something of concern to companies and governments all over the world
The Laser Lightning Rod project is the first successful innovation since Benjamin Franklin’s famous invention almost three centuries ago
An international team of scientists learned how to detect ‘impostor’ Majorana particles that produce false positives
The exponential increase in computing may mean that extra-terrestrial processing and storage facilities will soon be needed
Machines that condense vapor in the atmosphere can produce up to 100,000 liters per day
Two award-winning computer scientists have found potentially life-saving applications for their work
Scientists transmit a message through a space-time tunnel and achieve a breakthrough in quantum mechanics
The explosion in computing capacity and data volumes is driving the need for new measurement and weight denominations
The new chip paves the way for a host of new features, as well as improved performance and lower energy consumption
The company recently unveiled its latest achievement: the new 433-qubit ‘Osprey’ processor, with a vastly greater computational capability than a classical computer
Experts at the European Cybersecurity Month warn that a common line of action is needed to address the increasingly complex cyberattacks that affect everything from desktop control systems to medical devices
Physicist Alejandro González Tudela is innovating with the properties of light and structures that have unusual attributes
At Maker Faire Rome, the fable of the blind men and the elephant illustrates how diverse solutions are needed to solve complex problems
Various studies have identified the brain mechanisms that make us buy into online hoaxes, while offering up ‘vaccines’ to prevent against misinformation
The researcher talks to EL PAÍS about the effects of home working, how to measure happiness and why a growing number of people are self-medicating
The spoof awards, which are handed out by real Nobel laureates, also highlighted work about ritual anal injections by the Maya civilization, and the deadly constipation of scorpions that lose their tails
The study found compounds, such as ethanol, that are not listed on the labels of commonly used products