A byte is an ordered sequence of eight bits. The byte is the smallest addressable unit of memory in most architectures. Even if only a single bit is required, the memory system allocates at least one ...

You may know that computers use binary code to represent, well … everything. Everything stored on your computer’s disk or solid-state drive is stored in binary form, a sequence of zeros and ones. All ...

It’s likely that many Hackaday readers will be aware of UTF-8, the mechanism for incorporating diverse alphabets and other characters such as 💩 emojis. It takes the long-established 7-bit ASCII ...

It has only been five days since OpenAI’s long-awaited GPT-5 model was released — and in those five days, we’ve been given countless reasons to conclude that it’s a bit of a dud. As The Information ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 04 - Quality Education. In the past decades, the study of the ancient and pre-modern world has experienced enormous change, thanks to the ...

Abstract: In the digital age when technology has advanced so much that communication between people is just a text away no matter where they are geographical. But with every advancement, the ...

From June 23-27, 2025, the fifth floor of Pray-Harrold was filled with chatter and the sound of clicking computer mice. Robots raced, and drones flew – all coded by a group of about 30 middle school ...

As AI pushes up electricity demand, big tech is turning to nuclear energy for clean, reliable energy that keeps the digital world running 24/7. Supercomputing and artificial intelligence (AI) are ...

In a classroom in the University of Virginia’s Clark Hall, a coterie of mad scientists delves into the grisly mythos of the undead to make their own creatures of the night, their own vampires. It’s ...