Jeremy Hsu

Journalist grown in Brooklyn and transplanted to Queens, covering science and technology news.

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Nov. 23, 2020

IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News

Quantum Memory Milestone Boosts Quantum Internet Future

An array of cesium atoms just 2.5 centimeters long has demonstrated a record level of storage-and-retrieval efficiency for quantum memory. It’s a pivotal step on the road to eventually building large-scale quantum communication networks spanning…

Nov. 20, 2020

The BMJ

Covid-19: What now for remdesivir?

The spectre of past pandemics looms large over remdesivir, one of the first drug treatments for covid-19. With a WHO trial finding little benefit, Jeremy Hsu asks if the expensive drug is just Tamiflu redux? It’s a cautionary tale worth remembering…

Oct. 22, 2020

Scientific American

AI Assesses Alzheimer’s Risk by Analyzing Word Usage

Artificial intelligence could soon help screen for Alzheimer’s disease by analyzing writing. A team from IBM and Pfizer says it has trained AI models to spot early signs of the notoriously stealthy illness by looking at linguistic patterns in word…

Oct. 22, 2020

IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News

Intel Creating Cryptographic Codes That Quantum Computers Can't Crack

The world will need a new generation of cryptographic algorithms once quantum computing becomes powerful enough to crack the codes that protect everyone’s digital privacy. An Intel team has created an improved version of such a quantum-resistant…

Oct. 20, 2020

IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News

Measuring Progress in the 'Noisy' Era of Quantum Computing

Measuring the progress of quantum computers can prove tricky in the era of “noisy” quantum computing technology. One concept, known as “quantum volume,” has become a favored measure among companies such as IBM and Honeywell. But not every company or…

Sep. 30, 2020

IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News

A Simple Neural Network Upgrade Boosts AI Performance

A huge number of machine learning applications could receive a performance upgrade, thanks to a relatively minor modification to their underlying neural networks. If you are a developer creating a new machine learning application, you typically build…

Sep. 30, 2020

Spectrum | Autism Research News

How scientists secure the data driving autism research | Spectrum | Autism Research News

Sep. 24, 2020

IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News

Contact Tracing Apps Struggle to Be Both Effective and Private

Google, Apple, and governments are asking people to opt in to unproven technologies In June, as the coronavirus swept across the United States, Paloma Beamer spent hours each day helping her university plan for a September reopening. Beamer, an…

Sep. 16, 2020

Scientific American

Population Density Does Not Doom Cities to Pandemic Dangers

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, some U.S. leaders and pundits pointed to hard-hit cities such as New York, Milan and Wuhan as proof that population density was to blame for coronavirus hotspots. But simple density has not adequately…

Sep. 7, 2020

IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News

Can AI Make Bluetooth Contact Tracing Better?

During the COVID-19 pandemic, digital contact tracing apps based on the Bluetooth technology found in smartphones have been deployed by various countries despite the fact that Bluetooth’s baseline performance as a proximity detector remains mostly a…

Sep. 3, 2020

IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News

These Underwater Drones Use Water Temperature Differences To Recharge

Yi Chao likes to describe himself as an “armchair oceanographer” because he got incredibly seasick the one time he spent a week aboard a ship. So it’s maybe not surprising that the former NASA scientist has a vision for promoting remote study of the…

Jul. 29, 2020

IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News

AI Recruiting Tools Aim to Reduce Bias in the Hiring Process

Two years ago, Amazon reportedly scrapped a secret artificial intelligence hiring tool after realizing that the system had learned to prefer male job candidates while penalizing female applicants—the result of the AI training on resumes that mostly…

Jul. 9, 2020

IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News

Risk Dashboard Could Help the Power Grid Manage Renewables

To fully embrace wind and solar power, grid operators need to be able to predict and manage the variability that comes from changes in the wind or clouds dimming sunlight. One solution may come from a $2-million project backed by the U.S. Department…

Jul. 7, 2020

IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News

Survey Finds Americans Skeptical of Contact Tracing Apps

Confusion and skepticism may confound efforts to make use of digital contact tracing technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent survey found that just 42 percent of American respondents support using so-called contact tracing apps—an…

Jun. 18, 2020

IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News

How the Pandemic Impacts U.S. Electricity Usage

As the COVID-19 outbreak swept through Manhattan and the surrounding New York City boroughs earlier this year, electricity usage dropped as businesses shuttered and people hunkered down in their homes. Those changes in human behavior became visible…

Jun. 9, 2020

IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News

Spherical Solar Cells Soak Up Scattered Sunlight

Flat solar panels still face big limitations when it comes to making the most of the available sunlight each day. A new spherical solar cell design aims to boost solar power harvesting potential from nearly every angle without requiring expensive…

May. 27, 2020

IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News

Optical Atomic Clocks Are Ready to Redefine Time

Optical atomic clocks will likely redefine the international standard for measuring a second in time. They are far more accurate and stable than the current standard, which is based on microwave atomic clocks. Now, researchers in the United States…

May. 26, 2020

IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News

How to Protect Privacy While Mining Millions of Patient Records

When people in the United Kingdom began dying from COVID-19, researchers saw an urgent need to understand all the possible factors contributing to such deaths. So in six weeks, a team of software developers, clinicians, and academics created an…

May. 18, 2020

The BMJ

How covid-19 is accelerating the threat of antimicrobial resistance

Healthcare responses to the novel coronavirus may be hastening another long looming public health threat, writes Jeremy Hsu The global threat of antimicrobial resistant bacteria and other superbugs is worsening as many patients admitted to hospital…