Chinese companies have made a concerted push to integrate AI into physical hardware in what's called 'embodied AI.' Even if the U.S. has the more powerful foundational models, China has gone further in applying AI to industrial uses.
OpenCL was groundbreaking as it allowed developers to write code that could run across heterogeneous platforms-CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, and FPGAs-from different vendors. This was the first major step toward democratizing GPU programming.
This DIY solar generator transforms space-age technology into an accessible home energy project that combines engineering principles with practical sustainability. It successfully heated 20 liters of water from 22.6°C to 44.2°C in just 32 minutes, demonstrating the practical potential of concentrated solar energy and producing approximately 924 watts of power.
The Ploopy Knob is built around a high-resolution AS5600 magnetic sensor, delivering pixel-perfect precision far superior to mass-market controllers, making it ideal for creative tasks.
CourtListener is an open source legal research platform that lawyers and law students can use to access our immense collection of case law, federal court documents and dockets, judges and their financial disclosures, and oral arguments.
Buterin's earlier philosophy made perfect sense for someone trying to build something world-changing. He wanted his code to spread like wildfire, and the easiest way to do that was to remove every possible barrier.
The RADOS Block Device (RBD) is an interface for Ceph that evolved from an initial idea, marked by its birthday this year, showcasing a decade and a half of innovation and development in distributed block storage systems.