Collaborate Disseminate
Ever since the invention of the microscope, humanity has gained access to the world of the incredibly small. Scientists discovered that creatures never known to exist before are alive in …read more Continue reading 19th Century Photography in Extreme Miniature
Although we might all fundamentally recognize that gaming consoles are just specialized computers, we generally treat them, culturally and physically, differently than we do desktops or laptops. But there was …read more Continue reading Behind the Bally Home Computer System
For whatever reason, certain pieces of technology can have a difficult time interacting with the physical world. Anyone who has ever used a printer or copier can attest to this, …read more Continue reading A Wood Chipper from First Principles
Some of the largest objects in the night sky to view through a telescope are galaxies and supernova remnants, often many times larger in size than the moon but generally …read more Continue reading All the Stars, All the Time
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