Quantum computing continues to advance, but so does classical computer science. Quantum computing promises to solve problems binary computers can’t, but new research from a team in New York shows the ...

Almost 25,000 light-years away, two dead stars, each more massive than our Sun, but only 20 kilometers in diameter, orbit one another in less than five hours. This unusual pair of extreme objects, ...

Artist’s concept of a binary star system. Scientists say AI could massively decrease the time it takes to compute the properties of binary stars in systems like this one. Image via L. Calçada/ ESO.

The computer, at its core, is an input-output device: it receives instructions, executes programmes, performs calculations automatically and produces results. By this fundamental definition, China's ...