FEC (forward error correction), a critical component of many modern digital-communications applications, turns otherwise-unusable links into real and practical ...

We're fans of LittleBits modular electronics kits; we've awarded them several Editors' Choice awards, most recently to the second edition Gizmos & Gadgets Kit. The company's latest offering is the ...

As discussed last time, one of the fundamental requirements for a code set to be useful in WAN communications is that the sender and the receiver must agree on the meaning of each combination of ones ...

For many companies, a desire to utilize current and emerging technologies rather than legacy devices, which can be at or near their end-of-life stage, is driving the move to the 64-bit world. In ...

For years, computer science experts have been pushing K–12 schools to teach coding as early as kindergarten. Now, more teachers are finding creative ways to integrate coding into their curriculum, ...