This is a summary of a story that originally appeared on the Pratt School of Engineering. Mechanical engineers at Duke University have made a breakthrough in programmable materials that can be ...

ICs and SoCs are utilizing a range of processing elements that allow them to optimize current workloads while hedging their bets for the future. What used to be a simple choice between an ASIC, FPGA, ...

Syntax Bio, a synthetic biology company programming the next generation of cell therapies, has published new research in Science Advances detailing the company's CRISPR-based Cellgorithm technology, ...

When I first encountered the concept of programmable money, I realized we weren’t just looking at an incremental upgrade to payments—we were witnessing the beginning of a complete re-architecture of ...

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are more than just a digital version of cash; they represent a fundamental shift in how monetary policy, payments, and economic inclusion are imagined. At the ...

The same day stablecoin capitalization reached $280 billion, startups M0 and Rain announced nearly $100 million in new funding rounds for programmable money. Venture investors have poured nearly $100 ...

Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and their collaborators have created a new class of programmable soft materials that can absorb impacts like never before, while also ...

While having powerful projectiles is one important aspect of an effective military attack, one with greater precision is arguably more potent. With the advancement of smaller electronics, more ...

Tachometry, the measurement of the speed of spin of rotating objects, is a common application. Some of those objects, however, have quirky aspects that make them extra interesting, even scary. One ...