A hybrid computer uses rotating mechanical beams for memory and electrical contacts for logic, performing reprogrammable computation through physical motion in environments where conventional ...

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Deploying and retracting the full-bellied blade is insanely easy thanks to this unique tweak to a renowned lock.

Smart lights that know where they’re placed in a room, wild designs for next-gen routers, and a glowing inedible donut.

When I was in middle school, I ate lunch every day with the same group of boys. Most of us brought the same brown-bagged ...

Managing enclosure access is a design consideration that must be taken into account during the product development process. Granting or preventing access to an enclosure can be accomplished in ...

In the era of digital streaming, the market is full of wireless speakers that will play content from your smartphone or pull it down from the Internet directly over WiFi. But if you’re feeling a bit ...

Abstract: We have previously proposed an arrayed vertical motion system based on a tulip-shaped electrostatic clutch for producing haptic displays. The system has an advantage in that it is able to ...