Google is introducing shopping with Google Assistant on Google Home. Starting today, you can shop for your everyday essentials—from paper towels to vitamins. You’ll be able to order from participating Google Express…
MIT Researchers devise efficient Power Converter for Internet of Things (IoT)
IoT ie the “internet of things” is the idea that vehicles, appliances, civil structures, manufacturing equipment, and even livestock will soon have sensors that report information directly to networked servers, aiding with…
Towards an Artificial Brain
The fast-advancing fields of neuroscience and computer science are on a collision course. David Cox, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Computer Science at Harvard, explains how his lab is…
Achieving the full potential of 3D and 4D printing through computational design
3D printers are becoming more and more capable – for example, we can now print in 40 materials simultaneously, or print structures that will change in response to aspects of their environment,…
Walden – A Game for living with Nature
When Henry Thoreau decided to spend two years “living simply” at Walden Pond, it was because he saw the pace of life quickening through the railroad and the telegraph. Modern technology means…