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Computers

Technology

The chips in your phone are probably broken – and that's a good thing

Reports suggest that Apple is using defective chips originally destined for high-end devices to create its latest affordable laptop. Reusing partially broken chips is common practice for all device makers and produces less waste

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Robotic machine manufacturing semiconductor chip

Technology

Why is AI making computers and games consoles more expensive?

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Mathematics

The biggest controversy in maths could be settled by a computer

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Andrew Herbert is recreating EDSAC at the National Museum of Computing

Video

How the EDSAC computer changed science in the 1940s and 50s

Video

A computer fibre being braided with a combination of metal and textile yarns

Technology

Thread-based computer could be knitted into clothes to monitor health

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Mathematics

Mathematicians found – and fixed – an error in a 60-year-old proof

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Physics

There may be a cosmic speed limit on how fast anything can grow

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Illustration of a chatbot icon on a digital blue wavy background

Technology

AIs are more likely to mislead people if trained on human feedback 

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Life

Bacteria can work as a team to spot prime numbers and vowels

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Mathematics

Mathematicians can't agree what 'equals' means, and that's a problem

What does "equals" mean? For mathematicians, this simple question has more than one answer, which is causing issues when it comes to using computers to check proofs. The solution might be to tear up the foundations of maths

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Physics

First working graphene semiconductor could lead to faster computers

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Technology

China’s first underwater data centre is being installed

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Technology

Cheap salty solution cools computers and boosts performance by a third

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Technology

Fastest ever semiconductor could massively speed up computer chips

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