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One of the extra tools someone might need when working with surface-mount components is a solder paste stencil, which not only simplifies the application of solder paste to a PCB …read more Continue reading Saving Some Coin With 3D Printed Stencils
As technologies change and adapt, we’re often left with seemingly useless junk that has nowhere to go. Certainly anyone still sitting on a pile of floppy disks feels this way …read more Continue reading Industrial GPU Adapted for the Desktop
At least in theory, video games are more resistant to becoming lost media thanks to their digital nature — they’re easy to copy and emulators have saved many titles that …read more Continue reading 60 FPS NES Emulator on ESP32
As more and more of the technology that we paid for turns becomes a subscription, there’s slowly been a momentum shift in the open source world of building replacements for …read more Continue reading Open Source Vacuum Avoids Cloud
In an ideal world, the role of technology would be to make all of our lives easier. And although all the ads suddenly appearing in our smart TVs and gaming …read more Continue reading Neural Net Reads the Gas Meter
If electronic paper displays have one downside, it’s generally refresh rate. Earlier versions of the tech might only have been able to do single-digit frames per second, while modern, mid-range …read more Continue reading 20 FPS on E-Paper Display Without Help
A little over a month ago, we featured a project from [Igor] who built 64 bits of DRAM from scratch using discrete components. Jokes about memory pricing aside, he did …read more Continue reading A Feature-Rich Drum Machine
Back when Google ran a functional search engine, there used to be all kinds of quirky, fun antics hidden in their products. From Easter eggs in certain search results, to …read more Continue reading Pong-like Cabinet for Classic Dinosaur Jumper
About a month ago, [Greenhill Forge] built a few solar panels to collect energy from the sun. Unlike solar photovoltaics, which turn sunlight directly into electricity, these were designed to …read more Continue reading Using Solar Air Heating to Dry Clothes
For as good as solar panels are at converting sunlight directly into usable electricity, especially for how cheap they’re becoming, they can still only gather around 20-30% of the energy …read more Continue reading Five Solar Air Heating Methods Tested