The goal of the INESC TEC feature, called INESC TECWatch, is to help explain and provide accurate information on current topics according to our scientific domains. Whenever the topic falls within our areas of expertise, we will be here to provide objective, science-based opinions – something that is crucial today, yet seems insufficiently addressed in current public debates.
Is Artificial Intelligence the new iron curtain in the “cold war” between West and East?
DeepSeek has been around since 2023, but in late January 2025, it was catapulted into the spotlight, making headlines in...
Willow and Google’s touch on the reality of quantum computing – how much longer until we witness a quantum machine solving a useful problem?
This is not the first time that Google has announced the development of a quantum computer capable of solving a...
Artificial Intelligence may introduce more predictability to meteorology. Can we benefit from cheaper energy or more effective civil protection?
"It takes seconds to do what previously took several hours or days". This is a recurring statement when we talk...
The radical who democratised the access of millions of students to the personal computer died. In memoriam Thomas Kurtz.
Thomas E. Kurtz was born in the State of Illinois, in the United States of America (U.S.A.), on February 22,...
A billionaire wants to take us to Mars: how can a reusable rocket contribute to that accomplishment? And at what cost?
Let us imagine this scenario - or perhaps play this game: we throw a lit cigarette into the sky with...
When creativity meets the problem: how can information technologies help victims of domestic violence?
"Technologies are constantly evolving, but too often technology designers and engineers only think about the benefits of the technologies that...
Is it time for the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to create another Nobel Prize category? The awarding of the Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry seems to indicate that it is
Will there be a paradigm shift when it comes to awarding Nobel Prizes? 2024 will go down in history as...
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