Across the world, schools are banning phones. But parents want to keep connected to their kids and students and some teachers find they can enhance learning. Two teens look at a phone in a classroom. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article, by high school...
The quantum world isn’t just for Antman. At a New York lab, scientists are building a new kind of computer based on the bizarre world of quantum physics. An analog AI hardware wafer used to produce chips, made by IBM in the United States. (Photo by Enrique...
Technology depends on rare earth minerals, but their extraction can harm our planet. Asteroids offer a plentiful source of valuable elements. In the future, mankind will go to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter to mine for the vast wealth that is within the...
Way up over our heads satellites and rocket parts orbit the Earth. Sometimes pieces of metal fall towards us. Most burn up in the atmosphere, but not all. A giant metal ring that fell from space onto a Kenyan village in December 2024. (Credit: Kenyan Space Agency)...
Artificial intelligence will change our lives in ways difficult to imagine. But we are trying to imagine it anyway. A chatbot user inquires about the future. (Illustration by News Decoder) In the United States, firefighters are using artificial intelligence and a...