In a nutshell: In a breakthrough that could reshape how tools for harsh environments are made, scientists at Hiroshima University have developed a method to 3D print one of the toughest materials used ...

Passwords remain a persistent point of tension between usability and security. Controls designed to strengthen authentication often introduce complexity, which encourages users to rely on familiar ...

Order doesn’t always form perfectly—and those imperfections can be surprisingly powerful. In materials like liquid crystals, tiny “defects” emerge when symmetry breaks, shaping everything from cosmic ...

Security firm Mandiant has released a database that allows any administrative password protected by Microsoft’s NTLM.v1 hash algorithm to be hacked in an attempt to nudge users who continue using the ...

Amazon will receive about 30,000 tonnes of copper over four years for its U.S. data centers. Rio Tinto’s Nuton technology cuts copper’s carbon footprint and water use by 45% while producing 99.99% ...

Hi there! My name is Marcus Collins, DBA, and I study culture and its influence and impact on human behavior at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Each week, this column will ...

For the first time, researchers at the University of British Columbia have demonstrated how to reliably produce an important type of human immune cell-known as helper T cells-from stem cells in a ...

For more than a century, scientists have wondered why physical structures like blood vessels, neurons, tree branches, and other biological networks look the way they do. The prevailing theory held ...

The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of top leaders and experts who pay dues for access to peer learning, thought leadership, and more. Gen Z might be working ...

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...

Weak passwords make hacking easy. Check if your login is on the top 2025 list. | ©Image Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya/Unsplash Passwords are meant to safeguard our most personal data, but what if the very ...

Python has become one of the most popular programming languages out there, particularly for beginners and those new to the hacker/maker world. Unfortunately, while it’s easy to get something up and ...