Mechanical watches, for example, are analog computers in which the seconds, minutes, and hours needles in the clock are driven by the constant and periodic rotation of interconnected gears.

Researchers at Cornell University have developed an electronic chip that they describe as a "microwave brain." The simplified ...

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Today, most of what we think of as a computer uses digital technology. But that wasn’t always the case. From slide rules to mechanical fire solution computers to electronic analog computers, … ...

Here is another little analog computer example. Instead of the 100-kΩ resistor going from the summing point of A4 to the output of A3, we could have a 50-kΩ resistor going to the tap of a 50-kΩ ...

Digital computers work by crunching binary numbers through clockwork-like sequences of arithmetic. Analog computers operate more like a plumbing system, with electrical current in place of water.

Theory for metamaterials that act as an analog computer Date: January 9, 2014 Source: University of Pennsylvania Summary: A new study shows that metamaterials can be designed to do "photonic ...

The analog computer of decades-gone-by is something many of us younger engineers never got the chance to experience first hand.

Danzig: Analog has value in countering cyber threats The former Navy secretary recommends some unconventional approaches to help meet the cybersecurity challenge. Quantum encryption? Not so much.