Hardware Articles

Brooke Becher

Updated on July 03, 2025

Inspired by nature, swarms intelligence allows multiple machines to move and act as one, coordinating their efforts to perform complex tasks more efficiently than any single machine could do alone.

Brooke Becher

Updated on June 30, 2025

Steelmaking is a major climate offender. Green steel is working to fix that by replacing coal with cleaner alternatives. But is it ready for mass adoption?

Brooke Becher

Updated on June 30, 2025

A drone swarm involves multiple drones working together as a single, unified entity, allowing one operator to control the entire group — or let it off-leash altogether.

Brooke Becher

Updated on June 26, 2025

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.

Ellen Glover

Updated on June 26, 2025

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.

Sara A. Metwalli

Updated on June 24, 2025

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.

Brooke Becher

Updated on June 23, 2025

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.

Adam Thomas

Updated on June 18, 2025

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.

Nicholas Rossman

Updated on June 18, 2025

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.

Anthony Corbo

Updated on June 16, 2025

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.