Electronic gaming machines (EGMs) offer significant revenue streams for mercantile gambling. However, limited clinical and experimental evidence suggests that EGMs are associated with heightened risks ...

Sound is everywhere, even when you can’t hear it. It is this noiseless sound, though, that says a lot about how machines function. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, industrial motor use ...

Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens. They’re ok, but state machines are absolutely on our short list of favorite things. There are probably as many ways to implement a state machine as there ...

TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries' new prototype robot may not look as human as some of its competitors' machines, and it is equipped with only limited artificial intelligence.

What’s the lifespan of the average slot machine? The best answer probably is “it depends.” Most modern slot machines are computer driven and like all computers, they eventually can become obsolete.

Heat shock 70 kDa proteins (HSP70s) are ubiquitous molecular chaperone machines, with the core consisting of an HSP70, a J protein and a nucleotide exchange factor (NEF). These machines function in a ...

The manufacturing environment today is as challenging as it has ever been. Customers demand high degrees of customization and flexibility. At the same time, lean operating principles have slashed the ...

The women behind "Moebius Noodles: Adventurous Math for the Playground Crowd" are back with another fun math game they call Function Machines. I introduced Maria Droujkova and Yelena McManaman last ...