More than 100 people have been confirmed dead - and hundreds more remain missing - in the early aftermath of several devastating wildfires that broke out in Maui around Aug. 8.

An astonishing 82 percent decrease in the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy since 2010 has given the world a fighting chance to build a zero-emissions energy system which might be less costly than the fossil-fueled system it replaces.

As Moore's Law slows, people are starting to look for alternatives to the silicon chips we've long been reliant on. A new optical switch up to 1,000 times faster than normal one day form the basis of new computers that use light rather than electricity. transistors could The attraction of optical computing is obvious.

Building a computer that can support artificial intelligence at the scale and complexity of the human brain will be a colossal engineering effort. Now researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have outlined how they think we'll get there.

Seeing cells through a DNA lens, bringing new autism genes to the forefront, mining tuberculosis mutants for new treatment options, and more.