The Shape of Computers

Can you imagine firefighters waving wands? Scientists have shown that a relatively benign electric field can extinguish fires.

More than 1,600 people have pledged money and support to build Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, a steam-powered computer envisaged in 1837.

In the first 28 days, Apple sold one million iPads. Steve Jobs found it remarkable that buyers snatched up this new slate computer at twice the fervid pace of the first iPhone.

Two Russian-born scientists shared the Nobel Prize in physics for groundbreaking experiments with a carbon that is vital for faster computers and transparent touch screens.

Harvard will be the Digital Public Library of America's first individual ‘content hub.’ Launching in 2013, anyone with access to a computer will be able to study and enjoy the “crown jewels” of Harvard’s Library system.

Virtual reality is a term that applies to computer-simulated, real or imaginary places. Virtual reality describes applications with immersive, highly visual 3D environments.

While the Nintendo Wii might be getting long in the tooth, the company's new 3DS handheld showcases a level of innovation quite literally like nothing you have seen before.

The journey of Curiosity will unquestionably be an odyssey of surprises, discoveries, and difficulties. The mission calls for Curiosity to be roving, sampling, analyzing, and sending back images for two years.

Scientists have developed a computer chip that could pave the way for a new generation of powerful 'quantum' computers capable of performing complex simulations impossible today.

The first commercial computer produced in the U.S., Univac 1, was unveiled in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 1951. The precursor to all of our modern gadgets was 8 feet (2.4 m) tall and 14 feet (4.3 m) wide.