Collaborate Disseminate
We all know the temptation of adding one more feature to your latest project. [Arnov Sharma] didn’t resist the urge. Building on his 3D-printed fume extractor, he developed a new …read more Continue reading Overengineered Fume Extractor, Version 2
The University of Chicago has announced they have created a material that behaves like plastic but conducts like metal. They also say they don’t fully understand why it works yet. …read more Continue reading Conducting Plastic Can Replace Metal
Water is sometimes known as the universal solvent. But researchers at Harvard want to use water to put things together instead of taking them apart. Really small things. In the …read more Continue reading Nanoassembly with Water
[MirageC] is a bit of a contrarian. Instead of taking pictures of 3D printed objects that show them in their best light, he takes pictures that show them at their …read more Continue reading 3D Printer Tuning: an Engineering Approach
It wasn’t long ago that we looked at easily creating Docker containers from the command line so you could just easily spin up a virtual environment for development. Wouldn’t it …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: Easy VMs
Steve Martin had a bit that was like a fake infomercial where he says, “You can be a millionaire and never pay taxes!” The instructions were, “First, get a million …read more Continue reading Welding Aluminum with a MIG Welder
It is no secret that the way you build things in your garage is rarely how big companies build things at scale. But sometimes new techniques on the production floor …read more Continue reading 3D Printer Slicing in the Manufacturing World
If Hero — the ancient Greek inventor — had been able to enjoy a beer after work, he might have pulled a trick like [BevCanTech] did: use it to create …read more Continue reading A Steam Engine for Empty Beer Cans
Computers come in many forms, depending on your definition. We’ve seen computers and computer gates built out of things as diverse as marbles, relays, and — of course — transistors. …read more Continue reading Computing Fluidly
It is no secret that to be a true Linux power user you have to deal with the command line. Many people actually prefer to use the command line. However, …read more Continue reading Cat9 and LASH Want to Change Your Linux Command Line