When the FORTRAN programming language debuted in 1957, it transformed how scientists and engineers programmed computers.

A new children’s book, titled Simple Machines Made Simple, wants to demystify mechanical engineering for kids as young as a year old. It recently beat its Kickstarter goal by 700%—raising more than ...

I love elections. I love the whole process, the sense that democracy is alive and well, that people get to decide. One person, one vote. And the elections I really like are off-year elections. They ...

WTF?! Public restrooms in parts of China are testing new dispensers that release toilet paper only after users scan a QR code and watch an online advertisement, a system that has drawn widespread ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Since the prize announcement, cheers and excitement have surrounded the home ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — We try to do our part when it comes to recycling, but many city/county machines can't take items we think should be recyclable, like shredded paper. The small strips get caught up ...

Abstract: Distributed storage systems typically use erasure codes for fault tolerance to reduce storage overhead. However, the data repair process in erasure-coded systems can generate heavy I/O ...

President Donald Trump said he will issue an executive order to end the use of mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, a move that would spark legal challenges by ...

Machines that tabulate votes are faster and more accurate ballot-counters than humans, according to studies and past election experience. Eliminating vote-counting machines and relying solely on ...

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I really like to use numerical calculations without all the fancy programming ...

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I really like to use numerical calculations without all the fancy programming ...