From Java and ActiveX to Flash, Houdini, and Direct3D, these 1996 releases shaped how we build apps, sites, and games today.

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Alquist 3D completed an 8,000-sq-ft building for Walmart in Athens, Tenn., earlier this year, learning key lessons on how to scale up its 3D-printing technology for larger deployments. December 15, ...

If you missed out on pre-orders or the launch-week restock of the Analogue 3D, the high-end Nintendo 64 FPGA-powered clone, you have another shot at getting one. And slow and steady may ultimately win ...

Little has changed in the PC graphics-card market, according to a new report Monday. Nvidia still controls the vast majority of the PC graphics card market, but Intel actually has a small share. Yes, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When the original Avatar hit theaters, it was lauded not only for its groundbreaking use of ...

Materials 3D-printable concrete alternative hardens in three days, not four weeks By Ben Coxworth November 25, 2025 According to the scientists, the new material "surpasses 17 megapascals, the ...

A 3D printer is emplyed to construct a five-home Yuba County micro community. Printer stacks inch-thick concrete layers, cuts waste, and accelerates build timelines. Company plans scale to multiple ...

Can you drill a hole in a cube that an identical cube could fall through? Prince Rupert of the Rhine first asked this question in the 17th century, and he soon found out the answer is yes. One can ...

European roboticists today released a powerful open-source artificial intelligence model that acts as a brain for industrial robots—helping them grasp and manipulate things with new dexterity. The new ...