Hardware Articles

Mae Rice

Updated on October 28, 2021

Why spend big bucks to build a house when you can print one far more cheaply?

Mae Rice

Updated on October 21, 2021

It takes thousands of computing cores to model its structure and its spread.

Folake Dosu

Updated on July 21, 2021

Service robots face technological challenges in seamlessly integrating their use in the everyday lives of individuals. 

Stephen Gossett

Updated on July 08, 2021

The secure tagging system leverages quantum-engineered diamond dust.

Jeff Link

Updated on December 08, 2020

Heavy computer users move their mice 17 miles each year. That, and poor posture, takes a toll on our bodies.

Tatum Hunter

Updated on June 01, 2020

Cloud computing seems cheap, until it’s suddenly not. Here’s how one AI startup cut its data processing costs.

Nona Tepper

Updated on April 03, 2020

To extend its dog wearable’s battery life, Fi combined new networking tech with sensors that turn its antenna on and off.

Folake Dosu

Updated on March 25, 2020

Owners can use this wearable to track their pets’ whereabouts, health, and safety.

Molly Fosco

Updated on December 19, 2019

We can't simply stop wildfires in their tracks. But some Bay Area startups are trying to help Californians be better prepared for these increasingly common natural disasters.

Mae Rice

Updated on August 26, 2019

The world's fastest supercomputers will soon be left in the dust by so-called "exascale" machines. We talked with three authorities about the futuristic, and future-impacting, technology.