Since the age of classical computing, simulations have been an increasingly important tool when doing science. Simulations help to discover new chemicals, create new materials and deepen our understanding about the underlying laws of reality. …

Imagine a city. Not just any city, but a city infested with killer robots! Currently, they are small in number but each day they multiply so that they can eventually achieve their goal, to destroy the entire city. You’d think as humans with all sorts of weapons, we could defeat…

Remember middle school physics? You were told it was impossible to see an atom with an optical microscope because they are smaller than the wavelength of light. Maybe you are in middle school right now taking physics, and you've just recently been taught this. Dr. Mikkel Andersen, an associate professor…

Recently I've gotten into the idea of using machine learning to recognize microexpressions on people's faces. On my journey to learning how to make an algorithm myself, I thought id start off at the basics and make an algorithm that can detect normal macro expressions. Using the CK+48 dataset found…

Let's try a challenge: Below are a few statements. The challenge for you is to say all these statements out loud. The catch is that you must do it with a stone face. So no emotions. Are you ready? Here we go. “I think puppies are ugly, horrible creatures.” “Chocolate…

We've all played with slap bracelets before. The accessory that, at first, just looks like a curved ruler but with a little bit of force, turns into a bracelet that can fit any size hand. I always had fun with these because it was as if the bracelet was making…

Imagine. After years of trying to make contact with aliens, we finally get a response. You freak out. I freak out. The whole world freaks out! The government hires a team to decipher the message to make it readable to humans. After a couple of days of work from the…

Moore's law states that the amount of transistors that can fit onto a computer chip will double every 18–24 months. This trend has been the driving force of our economy for the past 60 years. Innovation grew exponentially as the transistors got smaller. But what happens when we get too…