Simulating physics is central to robotics: before a robot ever moves in the real world, much of its learning, testing, and control happens in a virtual environment. But traditional simulators often ...

Why it matters: Havok, the Irish-based software maker whose physics engine can be found in countless blockbuster games, has published its first new technology demo on YouTube in a decade. The dynamic ...

The hottest engine in the world is minuscule, reaches seemingly impossible efficiencies and could approximate nature’s tiniest machines. They used an electric field to trap and levitate the bead in a ...