A long-theorized geometric object has finally taken shape. Named Bille, this monostable tetrahedron could transform the design of spacecraft and robotics. We need to rethink the shape of lunar landers ...

We’ve probably all given a lot of thought to breathing this year in various contexts. Though breathing is something we all must do, this simple act has become quite the troublemaker in 2020. They say ...

The 555 timer IC is an integral part of electronics projects. Be it a simple project involving a single 8-bit microcontroller and some peripherals or a complex one involving system on chips (SoCs), a ...

Meet Bille, the name given to the world's first monostable tetrahedron—a four-faced object that will always land on the same side, no matter its starting position. This feat of geometry and ...

A four-sided shape that will always come to rest on the same side no matter what side it starts on has been built by mathematicians, decades after it was first proposed to exist. Mathematicians have ...

Oscillators ensure frequency stability in communication devices by generating precise reference signals, reducing drift, and enabling syncronization, modulation, and clarity. Oscillators are circuits ...

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NASA announced Friday that it will award contracts to seven companies, including SpaceX and Blue Origin, to study how to transport rock samples from Mars more cheaply back to Earth. The space agency ...