Collaborate Disseminate
The demand for grid storage ramps up as more renewable energy sources comes online, but existing technology might not be up to the challenge. Lithium is the most popular option …read more Continue reading Aqueous Battery Solves Lithium’s Problems
In the realm of amateur astronomy, enthusiasts find themselves navigating a cosmos in perpetual motion. Planets revolve around stars, which, in turn, orbit within galaxies. But the axial rotation of …read more Continue reading Telescope Rides on 3D Printed Equatorial Table
A finished 3D print, especially plastic deposition types, often have imperfections in them from the process of laying down each layer of material and from the printer itself. For small …read more Continue reading Sandpaper Alternatives for 3D Prints
One of the more interesting facets of GPS is that, at least from the receiver’s point-of-view, it’s a fairly passive system. All of the information beamed down from the satellites …read more Continue reading Building a GPS Receiver from the Ground Up
The ESP32 has been a go-to microcontroller platform for a while now, thanks to its versatile capabilities, integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, and low power consumption. It’s ideal for a …read more Continue reading Spying on the ESP32’s GPIO
In the old days, building a quadcopter or drone required a lot of hacking together of various components from the motors to the batteries and even the control software. Not …read more Continue reading A Deep Dive into Quadcopter Controls
There are a ton of inventions out in the world that are almost complete accidents, but are still ubiquitous in our day-to-day lives. Things like bubble wrap which was originally …read more Continue reading How IBM Stumbled Onto RISC
Electric-assisted bicycles, or ebikes, are fundamentally changing the way people get around cities and towns. What were once sweaty, hilly, or difficult rides have quickly turned into a low-impact and …read more Continue reading Paddling Help from Electric-Assisted Kayak
A lot of colloquial words that we might use when describing something’s durability take on extremely specific meanings when a materials scientist or blacksmith uses them. Things like “strength”, “toughness”, …read more Continue reading A Guide For Heat-Treating Steel at Home
So many of the batteries made today are lithium batteries of some sort, from mobile phones, laptops, and drones to electric cars and grid storage solutions. But this technology is …read more Continue reading Old Prius Gets Upgraded Batteries