Collaborate Disseminate
Steve Martin had a comedy routine that focused on the idea of “getting small.” That probably didn’t inspire the researchers at the Institute for Integrative Nanoscience when they set out …read more Continue reading Batteries Get Tiny
If you’ve ever been at an eatery and thought the server was a bit robotic, you should try San Francisco’s Mezli. The restaurant claims to be the first one to …read more Continue reading I’m Your Overlord, May I Take Your Order?
In the old days, it wasn’t uncommon to put an AM radio near a computer or a monitor and deliberately cause interference to have a crude form of sound generation. …read more Continue reading LCD Monitor Plays the Hits
If you are a bibliophile, going to a used bookstore is a distinctly pleasant experience. Sure, you might discover an old book that you want to read. But at least …read more Continue reading Chips Remembered: The Scenix/Ubicom/Parallax SX
[Matt Keeter], like many of us, has a lot of network-connected devices and an oscilloscope. He decided he wanted to look into what was on the network. While most of us …read more Continue reading What’s That Scope Trace Saying? UPD and Wireshark
It is easy to not think much about common tools like screwdrivers and wrenches. But not for [Torque Test Channel]. The channel does a lot of testing of tools and …read more Continue reading Testing a Laser Cut Wrench VS a Forged Wrench
According to Standford and NVidia researchers, VR adoption is slowed by the bulky headsets required. They want to offer a slim solution. A SIGGRAPH paper earlier this year lays out …read more Continue reading Svelte VR Headsets Coming?
[Robert Sansone] is a 17-year-old from Florida and, like most of us, he likes to tinker. He’s apparently got the time for it because he’s completed at least 60 projects …read more Continue reading Young Inventor Builds Motor Without Rare Earths
It is no secret that we like simulating circuits before we build something and there are plenty of great tools for that. But what about those of us who work …read more Continue reading Hack Your Engine Virtually
You’ve probably heard about Google Chromebooks. Like Android, Chrome OS is based on some variant of Linux, but it is targeted at the “cloud first” strategy so Chromebooks typically don’t …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: The Chrome OS Flex Virtualization