Published in Nature Communications, researchers from St. Olaf College and Syracuse University built a computer made entirely of mechanical components that can perform simple computations without ...

The setup of the ingenious computer that works with tension and springs. Credit: St. Olaf College It has no wires, no silicon ...

Researchers from St. Olaf College and Syracuse University in the US have unveiled a computer that functions entirely through ...

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a kirigami-inspired mechanical computer that uses a complex structure of rigid, interconnected polymer cubes to store, retrieve and erase ...

In the 19th century, British mathematician Charles Babbage invented the “difference engine,” a mechanical computer that had an enormously complex arrangement of levers, ratchets and gears. Had this ...

DARPA-funded researchers are racing to develop an energy-efficient, heat-resistant mechanical nanocomputer that could be used in everything from cars and toys to dishwashers and machine guns.

Back in the 70’s when computers were fairly expensive and out of reach for most people, [David Hagelbarger] of Bell Laboratories designed CARDIAC: CARDboard Illustrative Aid to Computation. CARDIAC ...