From Java and ActiveX to Flash, Houdini, and Direct3D, these 1996 releases shaped how we build apps, sites, and games today.

Mike has worked in the Joystiq Network since 2006, as lead blogger and senior editor on WoW.com and one of the founding editors on Massively.com. Currently, he is a contributing editor on Joystiq, and ...

Although we've heard a lot about how 3D-printing concrete homes speeds up the construction process, you still have to wait up to 28 days for the concrete to sufficiently cure. A new printable ...

At least 2.2 billion individuals throughout the world are either completely blind or severely visually impaired. The use of 3D-printed models provides a novel means of exploration for visually ...

What’s happening in Houston is a good example of what’s plaguing the country. Climate change is compounding an affordability crisis by increasing flood and heat risks on under-insured and low-income ...

Most 3D-printed houses we cover are either arranged on one floor or have an upper floor added later using a timber shell. However, this recent example, by Contec Australia, was entirely 3D-printed ...

The company is pushing the idea that AI-generated graphics will be a key to improved productivity in factories and warehouses and can help train robots. Nvidia has floated the idea of “Graphics 3.0” ...

Learn how to use pattern-matching features in your Java programs, including pattern matching with switch statements, when clauses, sealed classes, and a preview of primitive type pattern matching in ...

1 Department of Veterinary Medicine, University Center of João Pessoa—UNIPÊ, João Pessoa, Brazil 2 Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Introduction: ...

Google announced at Google I/O 2025 that it is rebranding Project Starline, its corporate-focused teleconferencing platform that uses 3D imaging, and recommitting to shipping it this year. Starline, ...