Collaborate Disseminate
For as versatile and inexpensive as switch-mode power supplies are at all kinds of different tasks, they’re not always the ideal choice for every DC-DC circuit. Although they can do …read more Continue reading Linear Solar Chargers for Lithium Capacitors
As humans we often think we have a pretty good handle on the basics of the way the world works, from an intuition about gravity good enough to let us …read more Continue reading Static Electricity Remembers
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 reliability and …read more Continue reading Pong in Discrete Components
The Portal games were revolutionary not only for their puzzle-based, narrative-driven gameplay, but also for their unique physics engine, which let players open portals anywhere and conserve momentum and direction …read more Continue reading Open a Portal to an NES Emulator
Astrophotography isn’t easy. Even with good equipment, simply snapping a picture of the night sky won’t produce anything particularly impressive. You’ll likely just get a black void with a few …read more Continue reading Learning the Basics of Astrophotography Editing
The original DOOM is famously portable — any computer made within at least the last two decades, including those in printers, heart monitors, passenger vehicles, and routers is almost guaranteed …read more Continue reading Network Infrastructure and Demon-Slaying: Virtualization Expands What a Desktop Can Do
Communicating with space-based ham radio satellites might sound like it’s something that takes a lot of money, but in reality it’s one of the more accessible aspects of the hobby. …read more Continue reading SkyRoof, a New Satellite Tracker for Hams
Electric cars are everywhere these days, but what about boats? Looking to go green on the water, [NASAT] put together this impressively nimble boat propelled by a pair of brushless …read more Continue reading Scratch-built Electric Boat Shows off Surprising Speed
The advent of affordable computing over the last few decades has certainly been a boon for many people with disabilities, making it easier to access things like text-to-speech technology, automation, …read more Continue reading Adding Assistive Technology to a Doorbell
It’s sometimes easy to forget that the light in the sky is an actual star. With how reliable it is and how busy we tend to be as humans, we …read more Continue reading Adaptive Optics Take Clearest Pictures of the Sun Yet