Even a device as simple as a computer mouse still has plenty of room for improvement. Modern versions are becoming lighter, ...

Scientists have created robots smaller than a grain of salt that can sense their surroundings, make decisions, and move ...

The creation of the world's smallest capacitor marks a breakthrough for nanoscale electronics and quantum metrology, enabling ...

Tiny animals are, by their very nature, often overlooked. Most animal enthusiasts know that blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) are the largest animals, but few are aware of our planet's most ...

An artist's concept of multiple types of subatomic particles. Forget about turtles; for all practical purposes, it’s really particles all the way down. Consider the seemingly simple matter of their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. On June 9, 2006, herpetologist Blair Hedges and his wife, ...

Tiiny AI Pocket Lab is officially recognized as the world’s smallest mini PC capable of running a 100b parameter llm locally.

How small can you go before you lose all functionality on a thing? If you take a bicycle and scale it all the way down until you can fit it inside a handbag, will you still be able to call it a bike, ...

The world’s smallest Rubik’s Cube might have the world’s highest price tag, too. The fully functional six-sided puzzle cube by Japanese toymaker MegaHouse is so tiny it could fit under a finger nail, ...

Smartphones are now an essential part of our daily lives. We use them for many tasks that we used to do with different products. One of these tasks is taking photos. Many people think that their ...

Everybody has a hobby, and for some it involves building airplanes in their garage. Ray Stits and Robert Starr were two such people who drew upon their knowledge of fixing and flying aircraft in the ...