Scientists Make Material That Can Morph Into Anything With the Pull of a String

Inspired by kirigami, a type of Japanese paper art, researchers have created a new material that transforms from a grid into ...
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One pull of a string is all it takes to deploy these complex structures

MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can be transformed from a flat configuration ...
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Single string pull turns flat designs into 3D structures for modular space habitats

A new single-string method lets flat designs deploy into complex 3D structures, with potential uses in modular space habitats ...

Fresh Air Weekend: Billy Strings and Laufey

After losing his mother to an overdose in June, music became a source of catharsis for Strings. Laufey was an "odd fish" in ...

Microsoft is using AI to purge C and C++ from its codebase by 2030

Microsoft will soon have millions of lines of new code written to replace C and C++. A combination of AI, algorithms, and ...
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No, Microsoft isn't actually eliminating C and C++ from its software

Given how slow Microsoft has been at adding some major features to Windows 11, the goal of removing every line of C and C++ from the company's software by 2030 is obviously very ambitious and on some ...