Intrinsitivity

Babbage’s Difference Engine continues to inspire hardware manufacturers, this time with dreams of energy-saving nanotechnology.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Antique engines inspire nano chip

The blueprint for a tiny, ultra-robust mechanical computer has been outlined by US researchers.

Linguists seek a time when we spoke as one – USATODAY.com

A multidisciplinary team of scientists at the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico is working toward reconstructing that mother of all languages. Headed by Nobel Laureate physicist Murray Gell-Mann, the international Evolution of Human Languages (EHL) project is developing a freely accessible etymological database of the world’s languages.

Technology Review: Robotic Insect Takes Off

A life-size, robotic fly has taken flight at Harvard University. Weighing only 60 milligrams, with a wingspan of three centimeters, the tiny robot’s movements are modeled on those of a real fly. While much work remains to be done on the mechanical insect, the researchers say that such small flying machines could one day be used as spies, or for detecting harmful chemicals.