Hardware Articles

Jenny Lyons-Cunha

Updated on December 11, 2024

AI infrastructure provides the hardware, software and networking resources required for efficient artificial intelligence development and deployment — functioning as the backbone of applications ranging from chatbots to self-driving cars.

Ellen Glover

Updated on December 10, 2024

Neuromorphic computing is a method in which computer components are modeled after the human brain and nervous system. Here’s how neuromorphic computing works, its benefits and challenges, use cases and examples of neuromorphic devices.

Brooke Becher

Updated on December 09, 2024

Robotic hands are designed to mimic the movement of a human hand — whether they physically resemble them or not — and are often equipped with sensors that allow them to "feel.”

Brooke Becher

Updated on December 06, 2024

Urban air mobility introduces an alternative mode of transportation, where all-electric air taxis and autonomous drones fly above cities.

Brooke Becher

Updated on December 03, 2024

LiFi — short for light fidelity — is a form of wireless communication that uses visible light and infrared light to send and receive data. Here’s how it works, how it compares to WiFi, how it’s used, its pros and cons and why it matters.

Brooke Becher

Updated on November 25, 2024

Smart textiles weave tech into traditional fabrics, collecting data about the wearer and their immediate surroundings.

Brooke Becher

Updated on November 25, 2024

Semiconductors and their unique conductive behavior are embedded into virtually every piece of electronic equipment you own.

Brooke Becher

Updated on November 21, 2024

Battery swapping enables EV drivers to exchange depleted car batteries quickly and conveniently for fully charged ones. 

Jenny Lyons-Cunha

Updated on November 19, 2024

This first-of-its-kind robotics company hopes to augment human productivity with its fleet of AI-powered humanoid robots.

Brooke Becher

Updated on November 18, 2024

Isaac Asimov’s three laws of robotics outline steps to prevent robots from harming humans and were originally created by Asimov to drive the plots of his fictional stories. Here are popular criticisms of the laws and their real-world impact.