Can a computer learn from the past and anticipate what will happen next, like a human? You might not be surprised to hear that some cutting-edge AI models could achieve this feat, but what about a ...

A multi-institutional team of environmental scientists has built a computer simulation showing that more than half of all people globally have limited access to safe drinking water. The findings are ...

Northwestern Engineering synthetic biologists have developed a low-cost, easy-to-use, hand-held device that can let users know — within mere minutes — if their water is safe to drink. The new device ...

A biological computer controlled by DNA offers a cheap and simple way to test the concentration of contaminants in drinking water. And experiments show that logical operations borrowed from computer ...