First used in Ancient Egypt, subtractive manufacturing methods are now being used to cut, drill, mill and shape materials for cutting-edge industries like aerospace and medical devices. Here’s how it works.
Facial recognition uses AI and biometric data to identify individuals by their unique facial features. Learn how the technology works, where it’s used and the benefits and disadvantages — including its ethical concerns.
Designed to operate with little to no input from human pilots, AI fighter jets promise to make combat faster and safer. But their development also raises concerns over the morality of delegating life-and-death decisions to artificial intelligence.
Grid computing is a distributed computing model that connects multiple computers across different locations to work together on shared tasks. It relies on a central control node and specialized middleware to execute large-scale computations efficiently.
Graphene is the thinnest material in the world — and one of the strongest — with the potential to transform semiconductors, sports equipment and more. But moving this breakthrough from the lab to the real world remains a challenge.
Binary is a numerical system that uses the digits 0 and 1 to represent data in a computer. It is a fundamental concept in computer science, programming and data storage. Here are the binary basics.
As users worry about digital privacy and the mental effects of always-on, always-connected smartphones, many are opting to return to basic models. Our expert analyzes this trend.
Linux is a free, open-source operating system that is used to power various applications, ranging from mobile devices to a majority of the internet. Here’s how Linux works, how it’s used, its upsides and how to get started with Linux.
