A security researcher recounts finding a Hyper-Threading side channel and argues scholars have an ethical duty to share consequential knowledge.
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Simple Circuits Can Create Complex Behaviors
An interactive explainer shows how simple changes to a four-neuron circuit can make a virtual creature approach, avoid or stop near light.
Halloween Aboard The International Space Station
NASA revisits Halloween celebrations aboard the International Space Station, where crews have worn creative costumes made partly from onboard materials.
How A Johnson Mentor Shapes The Next Generation Of NASA Talent
NASA intern Malvika Bhardwaj is building analysis tools for the ISS deorbit vehicle while learning from Johnson engineer Daniel Cohen.
Diamond Transistor
DF describes all-diamond transistors that create a surface hole gas without adding dopant atoms to the diamond bulk.
The Recently Proposed O(n Log N) Integer Multiplication Algorithm [Pdf]
Search interest is rising around a proposed sub-n log n integer multiplication algorithm, but the linked PDF is unreadable and the trigger is unknown.
Faster To Science: A Letter To The Science Community
NASA Science says Competition Model 2.0 will shorten mission competitions and prioritize science proposals, with changes introduced in stages.
Academics Have A Duty To Defend Open Knowledge Systems Like Wikipedia
An LSE Impact essay argues academics should help sustain Wikipedia through editing, teaching and transparent citation as AI answers divert readers.
A New Reference for the AI Debate: Dots, Bots, and Math
A new ebook by Thorsten Meyer asks what happens to work, wealth, and human purpose when intelligence is no longer scarce, from AI agents and machine-made math to ownership and the meaning of work.
Bleached Corals Thrive Within Days When Touching Healthy Neighbour
A laboratory study found bleached coral fragments recovered after contact with healthy pieces from the same genet, through a tissue bridge.