Mechanical computing platforms could operate where it isn't possible to use silicon chips.
Researchers have developed a kirigami-inspired mechanical computer that uses a complex structure of rigid, interconnected polymer cubes to store, retrieve and erase data without relying on electronic ...
Published in Nature Communications, researchers from St. Olaf College and Syracuse University built a computer made entirely ...
The setup of the ingenious computer that works with tension and springs. Credit: St. Olaf College It has no wires, no silicon ...
Long before electricity was a common household utility, humanity had been building machines to do many tasks that we’d now just strap a motor or set of batteries onto and think nothing of it.