Atari's 'Pong' pressed play on the video game revolution on this day in 1972 A simple game of ping-pong made video games into a force to be reckoned with.

Today, creating a ground-breaking video game is akin to making a movie. You need a story, graphic artists, music, and more. But until the middle of the 20th century, there were no video games. Whil… ...

Hydrogels can learn to play Pong Work could lead to new "smart" materials that can learn and adapt to their environment.

The choice between hardware and software for electronics projects is generally a straighforward one. For simple tasks we might build dedicated hardware circuits out of discrete components for relia… ...