Sinclair BASIC for Today
If you are of a certain age, your first exposure to computer programming was probably BASIC. For a few years, there were few cheaper ways to program in BASIC than …read more Continue reading Sinclair BASIC for Today
Author Archives: Al Williams
The Laser Power Record Has Been Broken
Lasers do all sorts of interesting things and — as with so many things — more is better. Korean scientists announced recently they’ve created the most powerful laser beam. 1023 …read more Continue reading The Laser Power Record Has Been Broken
Leap Motion Controls Hands with No Glove
It isn’t uncommon to see a robot hand-controlled with a glove to mimic a user’s motion. [All Parts Combined] has a different method. Using a Leap Motion controller, he can …read more Continue reading Leap Motion Controls Hands with No Glove
The Fine Structure Constant in a Blink
Electronics is really an applied branch of physics, so it isn’t surprising that if you are serious about your electronics, you probably know a little physics, too. If you’ve ever …read more Continue reading The Fine Structure Constant in a Blink
Finding Dark Ships via Satellite
It would seem that for as long as there have been ships on the ocean, there’s been smuggling. The International Maritime Organisation requires ships to have AIS, the automatic identification …read more Continue reading Finding Dark Ships via Satellite
Finding Dark Ships via Satellite
It would seem that for as long as there have been ships on the ocean, there’s been smuggling. The International Maritime Organisation requires ships to have AIS, the automatic identification …read more Continue reading Finding Dark Ships via Satellite
Ask Hackaday: If Aliens Came By, Would We Even Notice?
A few years ago we talked about the chance that the first known extrasolar visitor — Oumuamua — might be a derelict solar sail. That notion has been picking up …read more Continue reading Ask Hackaday: If Aliens Came By, Would We Even Notice?
AVR Bare Metal with Lisp
There are two kinds of programmers: those who don’t use Lisp, and those who need new parenthesis keycaps every six months. Lisp is one of those languages you either really …read more Continue reading AVR Bare Metal with Lisp
Linux Fu: Mixing Bash and Python
Although bash scripts are regularly maligned, they do have a certain simplicity and ease of creation that makes them hard to resist. But sometimes you really need to do some …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: Mixing Bash and Python
Silicon Carbide Chips can go to Hell
IEEE Spectrum had an interesting read about circuits using silicon carbide as a substrate. [Alan Mantooth] and colleagues say that circuits based on this or some other rugged technology will …read more Continue reading Silicon Carbide Chips can go to Hell