Mellon-funded report Mind the Gap catalogs and analyzes all available open-source software for publishing and warns that open publishing must grapple with the dual challenges of siloed devel... Read more
With their special microscopes, experimental physicists can already observe single molecules. However, unlike conventional light microscopes, the raw image data from some ultra-high resoluti... Read more
Madeline Gannon (A 2016), a Ph.D. candidate in Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Architecture, has put the power of interacting with robots into our hands — literally. Now program... Read more
Inventors from across the country can enter a national competition to design a new amphibious infantry fighting vehicle Inventors from across the country can enter a national competition to... Read more
It’s spawning a revolution The DIY movement has vaulted from the home to the research lab, and it’s driven by the same motives: saving tons of money and getting precisely what you want. It’s... Read more
We firmly believe that everything should be 3D printable. That is, if you’re in the market for some sort of new widget or piece of furniture or you just need to fix something, you shou... Read more
The gaming console device is combined with a DLSR to reimagine filmmaking in an experimental new film called Clouds. Jonathan Minard and James George from RGB+D are using the Kinect a... Read more
Open source is now increasingly undergirding cloud computing In the 25 years since Richard Stallman wrote the GNU General Public License, free and open source software (FOSS) have become per... Read more
Where the Printrbot differs is its ability to bring this product to the masses Since I was a small child, I’ve always wished that I had a machine that could produce anything I wanted a... Read more
Until someone develops a common platform for building robots (think of the combination of Windows and Intel that has made PCs so accessible), the technology will remain elusive to the genera... Read more
Burning Man, the popular desert music festival, is this year featuring a free, solar powered cellular network for the duration of the festival which winds up on Monday. The open source softw... Read more
Image via Wikipedia The Lack Of A Billion Dollar Pureplay Open Source Software Company Shows The Market Is Working Properly A few weeks back, Glyn Moody wrote a column discussing why there w... Read more
