When we think of machines, the likes of robots, appliances and manufacturing equipment come to mind, but scientists also classify such common objects as the screw, the lever, the wedge and the wheel ...

Find out how simple machines impact your daily life on this Science Trek: The Web Show. In this Science Trek: The Web Show, Host Joan Cartan-Hansen and her guest scientists John Gardner, Boise State ...

Learn more about how simple machines help make your work easier. A simple machine has few or no moving parts, but it can be used to create wonders. Learn more about how simple machines help make your ...

“Find the note, and then deviate,” urges experimental animator Jodie Mack. The colorfully clad artist is a third of the way through her antic presentation to the November 2021 Film Friends gathering ...

Obtaining the gradient of what's known as the loss function is an essential step to establish the backpropagation algorithm developed by University of Michigan researchers to train a material. The ...

The function of protein machines in biological cells is so complex that even supercomputers cannot predict their cycles at atomic detail. But many aspects of their operation at mesoscales can be ...