Collaborate Disseminate
If you ever mention to a normal person that you’re a hacker, and they might ask you if you can do something nefarious. The media has unfortunately changed the meaning …read more Continue reading Want a Break from Hardware Hacking? Try Bitburner
Researchers at the University of New South Wales and a startup company, Silicon Quantum Computing, published results of their quantum dot experiments. The circuits use up to 10 carbon-based quantum …read more Continue reading Quantum Circuit Uses Just a Few Atoms
News hit earlier this month that the infamous “cockroach moon dust” was up for auction? Turns out, NASA is trying to block the sale as they assert that they own …read more Continue reading NASA Called, They Want Their Cockroaches Back
[Electronics Old and New] has a new version of one of his old projects. The original project was an active probe. He took what he learned building that probe and …read more Continue reading Active Signal Tracer Probe Has AGC
Do you know what the IODC word in GPS data means? If so, great! If not, head over to see the 32nd of [Michel van Biezen’s] 100-part video series on …read more Continue reading Around GPS in 100 Videos
MIT complains that designing a robot hand is time-consuming and takes a lot of iterations. They want to improve that using a unique approach by giving a modular hand tactile …read more Continue reading Design Your Next Robot Hand in Minutes
We are often struck by how often we spend time trying to optimize something when we would be better off just picking a better algorithm. There is the old story …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: Roll with the Checksums
As microcontroller prices drop, they appear in more things. Today you will find microcontrollers in your car, your household appliances, and even kid’s toys. But you don’t see them often …read more Continue reading Plastic CPUs will Bend to Your Will
If you’ve ever thought about 3D printing shoes, you’ll enjoy watching the video below about a Portland-based company that creates shoes on demand using an HP MJF 5200 3D printer. …read more Continue reading Inside 3D Printing Shoes
Most computer operating systems suffer from some version of “DLL hell” — a decidedly Windows term, but the concept applies across the board. Consider doing embedded development which usually takes …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: Docking Made Easy