A kind of helicopter design first envisioned by the Renaissance -era Italian polymath Leonardo Da Vinci could help develop quieter and stealthier modern drones, according to a new study. At such a ...

Modern mechanical keyboards come in a staggering array of switch varieties, from smooth and linear to loud and clicky, with tons of options for mechanisms and spring strength.

But IBM’s ’80s keyboard didn’t use modern mechanical switches. It used buckling springs over a membrane sheet that made keys feel heavier to push than the keys on the preceding Model F ...

Here are 10 modern examples of Mechanical Turks, when automation is really just humans in disguise. Daily Newsletter. Get the best tech, science, and culture news in your inbox daily.

At the end of the day, building the Sat75 X was also a good reminder of how much fun it can be to build a keyboard from the ground again. A lot of the boards I’ve tested recently were pre-builds ...