The computer, at its core, is an input-output device: it receives instructions, executes programmes, performs calculations ...

Silk-weaving loom dating to Western Han is world’s oldest known ‘computer hardware’ with corresponding ‘software’, China science body says.

A 2,000-year-old loom found in a Chinese tomb may hold the key to the origins of computing.

The world's earliest computer was a silk loom built in China over two millennia ago, according to a claim made by China's ...

Sophisticated silk-weaving loom dating back to the Western Han dynasty used physical pattern cards which acted like ancient software.

From left) Yuetsu Komada, Mitsuhisa Sato and Tamiya Onodera. © 2026 RIKEN A pioneering project led by RIKEN is underway to ...

Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the night sky and a familiar landmark in the constellation Orion. It has also ...

Difficult content can be taught in clear and transparent language and without jargon so that students wrestle with the idea ...

UVA Professor Mircea Stan has been recognized for innovations that help power modern computing in all its forms.

Chemist Anne Lüscher showed at 39C3 how synthetic DNA can be used for data storage and tamper-proof authentication.

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