More recently, I was introduced to vacuum fluorescent displays (VFDs). These tubes aren’t manufactured anymore, but they are ...

Modern civilization runs on an invention so small that billions can now be packed into individual processors: the transistor.

It began with writing on sand when he had no paper. Until his teenage years, he had no shoes, but he carried on. Raj Reddy, ...

Whether AI could ever develop anything comparable to the self-producing and self-maintaining organization of living systems is a separate question. Current AI systems are kept running by an engineered ...

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), as noted, data centers worldwide consumed 485 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2025. That figure is roughly corroborated by Gartner’s estimate of 448 TWh.

The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (also known as SEAS or Columbia Engineering) is the engineering school of Columbia University, a private resea ...

If you’ve ever wanted to feel genuinely impressed by human intelligence while simultaneously realizing you skipped too many ...

The project, called The Tube Computer MK3, was built by Mike, a self-taught electronics tinkerer who recently documented the ...

A newly published study describes a "robust" strategy for reliably generating power underwater. Several Chinese researchers ...

The Bissell Aero Slim is about the size of a water bottle and compact enough to live on a desk or in a car, but it feels more ...