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The discovery of quantum mechanics in the early 20th century spawned a revolution that tore through scientific disciplines with abandon. It helped to explain, among many other things, the structure of ...

The National Science Foundation has given a $1.99 million grant to a team of researchers looking to develop a computer that integrates silicon hardware with microbes. Microbes communicate using ...

This month marks the 50th anniversary of Intel's 4004 processor, the first commercially available microprocessor built on a single chip. Originally designed for a Japanese desk calculator, it helped ...

It's unnerving to be consigned to history. Home Computers: 100 Icons that Defined a Digital Generation by Alex Wiltshire puts your reviewer firmly in that box. Of the 100 computers glossily ...

Notes from the hobbyist club where Jobs, Steve Wozniak and other tech pioneers shared ideas and code offer fascinating insights into a pivotal moment in the PC revolution. Leslie Katz led a team that ...

From the laptops on your desk to satellites in space and AI that seems to be everywhere, I cover many topics at PCMag. I've ...

The “computers in the classroom” revolution stalled in the 1990s but is back on course, according to an Arizona Republic article. About 80 computer companies, including Apple, are exhibiting their ...