Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept method for programming mechanical properties into solid Lego-like building blocks. By controlling the solidity of hundreds ...

Electrically heated elements turn from solids to liquids to provide flexibility to robotic building blocks. We use cookies to improve your experience on our site. By using our site, you consent to ...

Startups often struggle to find the right manufacturers to turn ideas into tangible products. How does precision CNC ...

New cell-scale robots can sense their environment, compute decisions, and move independently without magnetic or ultrasonic control systems.

Behold the cardboard ENIAC Students at an Arizona school have built a full-scale replica of ENIAC, marking 80 years since the dedication of the computer at the University of Pennsylvania.… ENIAC ...

On 1 January 2026, the Office of the Commissioner of Critical Infrastructure (Computer-system Security) issued a Code of Practice (the “CoP”) ...

For nearly 50 years, microscopic robotics has seemed just out of reach, inspired by science fiction like Fantastic Voyage. Karoline Leavitt brings up sore spot during Air Force One turnaround Melissa ...

Abstract: A Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is an essentially domain-specific computer used to control physical equipment and is widely used in industrial control fields. It plays a crucial role ...

Fluorogenic DNA aptamers produce light only in the correct structural state, enabling programmable molecular logic, biosensing, DNA origami integrity reporting, and reusable mRNA detection through ...

All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in general, research mathematicians don’t need to think about it ...

Over on the [Behind The Code with Gerry] YouTube channel our hacker [Gerry] shows us how to emulate a 74LS48 BCD-to-7-segment decoder/driver using an Altera CPLD Logic Chip From 1998. This is very ...