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That table fan next to you is more interesting than you think! I've taken mine apart to show you how it works. The “four-speed mechanism” releases any other button that was previously pressed. Once a ...

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Abstract: This article develops an intelligent motion control strategy using reinforcement learning to regulate a biomimetic autonomous underwater vehicle (BAUV) swimming performance. The BAUV is ...

Machine Design’s Motion Systems Takeover Week (Oct. 20–24, 2025) explored how the fusion of mechanical motion and data-driven control is reshaping high-precision applications across industries, from ...

During Machine Design’s Motion Systems Takeover Week (Oct. 20–24, 2025), we explored how the fusion of mechanical motion and data-driven control is reshaping high-precision applications across ...

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

Animation has become a fantastic medium of film as of late, with some of Disney’s best appearing so realistic that you might believe it to be live-action before an animated character pops up. But I’ve ...