CRISPR is a breakthrough technology with humble origins. Scientists first discovered the powerful gene editor in bacteria that were using it as a weapon against invading viruses called phages. Phages ...

As the race to harness quantum computing accelerates, governments are throwing their hats in the ring. The US Department of Energy is now aiming to build a fully functional, fault-tolerant quantum ...

How AI Helped One Man (and His Brother) Build a $1.8 Billion CompanyErin Griffith | The New York Times ($) "From his house in Los Angeles, Mr. Gallagher, 41, used AI to write the code for the software ...

With billions invested and prototypes being tested outside the lab, the quantum era is starting to take shape. The unveiling by IBM of two new quantum supercomputers and Denmark’s plans to develop ...

Adam Urwick is an analyst at RAND Europe. Working within the Science and Emerging Technology team, he is chiefly interested in the energy transition, energy security, emerging technologies, and ...

Salil Gunashekar is a senior research leader and deputy director of the Science and Emerging Technology team at RAND Europe. He is also director of the Quantum Technology Observatory for Policy and ...

Teodora Chis is a senior analyst at RAND Europe on the Science and Emerging Technology team. Her main areas of focus include quantum technology policy issues such as workforce development, models of ...

With data center power demand expected to nearly triple by 2030, tech companies are bankrolling new plants and even their own "shadow grid." Unless you've had your head in the sand, you’re likely ...

We all need advice. Did I cross the line arguing with a loved one? Did I mess up my friendships by ghosting them? Did I not tip the delivery driver enough? Or as users on the popular Reddit forum ask: ...

A mixture of bacteria lounge in a dish. Like the bugs populating our guts, most are benign or beneficial. But a deadly strain hides among them. These bacteria can easily escape last-line antibiotics, ...

"The influential AI researcher François Chollet has long argued that the field measures intelligence incorrectly, that popular benchmarks reward a model’s ability to memorize vast amounts of data ...

The prospect of a sustained human presence beyond Earth orbit is rapidly shifting from science fiction to a near-term reality. NASA has announced an ambitious plan to build a permanent lunar base ...