People hear a lot about blockchain technology in relation to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, which rely on blockchain systems to keep records of financial transactions between people and businesses.

Cryptocurrency is usually 'mined' through the blockchain by asking a computer to perform a complicated mathematical problem in exchange for tokens of cryptocurrency. But now a team of chemists have ...

Overview: Computer science roles stay relevant because digital services depend on stable, secure systems.High salaries ...

Blockchain technology was unveiled nearly 35 years ago, but it first became prominent more recently—in 2009, with the introduction of Bitcoin—giving this "digital ledger" an everyday, consumer purpose ...

When Uri Klarman, a software developer from Israel, decided to pursue his PhD in Computer Science at Northwestern Engineering in 2014, the last thing he thought he wanted to be was an entrepreneur.

Could a science journal run on blockchain? And how would it work in practice? These questions were addressed in an August 15 editorial in the journal Semantic Web. Blockchain is best known as the ...

Blockchain technology promises a new era for scientific publishing, offering transparency, speed and decentralized governance to overcome peer review and publication inefficiencies. The digital ...

After teaching an on-campus course about cryptocurrencies, UC Berkeley is planning to launch a two-part, online course aimed at educating students around to globe about cryptocurrencies and ...

Blockchain computer programs are pretty smart—that’s why we call them smart contracts—but they’re also pretty weak. If they’re going to achieve many of the lofty, world-changing goals that blockchain ...