One of the perennial challenges of building robots is minimizing the size and weight of drive systems while preserving power.

Investigators are exploring a potential link between the mass shooting at Brown University Dec. 13 and the murder of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Dec 15, law enforcement sources ...

The suspect in the Dec. 13 mass shooting on the campus of Brown University was found dead by suicide Thursday night in a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire, authorities said. He has been identified ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Investigators in New England have identified the suspected Brown University shooter and are looking into whether there is a link to the murder of an award-winning nuclear scientist ...

The shooting death of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor at his home near Boston is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said Tuesday. Nuno Loureiro, 47, from Portugal, was ...

Artificial intelligence can do the work currently performed by nearly 12% of America's workforce, according to a recent study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The researchers, relying ...

Connecting the dots: When Qualcomm announced its acquisition of Arduino in October, the move was met with lukewarm enthusiasm. Since then, the UK chip designer has ...

[Thinking Techie] takes us back to basics in a recent video explaining how magnets, coils, brushed DC motors, and brushless DC motors work. If this is on your “to learn” list, or you just want a ...

The government shutdown has come to a close, and some of our favorite galleries and museums have reopened—and it means ZooLights will brighten up the National Zoo starting this weekend. This week is ...

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics. I do a lot of things and here is where I document my learning in order to be able to inspire other people to make ...

Get a head start on holiday shopping and sightseeing at the DC Holiday Market or Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights. Also, Michelle Obama graces Sixth & I with conversation and a sneak peek of her ...

Harvard economist Roland Fryer discovered something remarkable while studying the Harlem Children's Zone. They had eliminated the racial achievement gap in math and cut it by a third in reading. But ...