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We’ve seen a few interesting magnetic core memories on these fine pages over the years, but we don’t recall seeing too many user programmable magnetic core memory devices. This interesting …read more Continue reading Soviet-Era Auto Dialler Uses Magnetic Rope Core Memory
Electromagnetic fields are everywhere, all around us. Some are generated naturally, but in vast majority of cases, it’s we humans that are generating them with artificial, electronic means. Everything from …read more Continue reading A Simple EMF Detector and Electroscope You Can Make From Junk Box Parts
[IraqiGeek aka Lucas VRTech] has made some significant progress with building force-feedback type haptic gloves for use with steam VR games. The idea is pretty straightforward; the end of the …read more Continue reading Low Cost Haptic VR Gloves Work With Hacked Steam Games
[Integza] is on a mission to find as many ways as possible to build rockets and other engines using 3D printing and other accessible manufacturing techniques. He had an a …read more Continue reading Fail of the Week: 3D Printed Parts That Burn Like NASA’s Rocket Fuel
There are many, many video tutorials about designing the functional side of PCBs, giving you tips on schematic construction, and layout tips. What is a little harder to find are …read more Continue reading Advanced PCB Graphics with KiCAD 6 and Inkscape
[Willem Melching] owns a 2010 Volkswagen Golf – a very common vehicle in Europe – and noticed that whilst the electronic steering rack supports the usual Lane Keep Assist (LKAS) …read more Continue reading Baby Steps Toward DIY Autonomous Driving: VW Golf Edition
[Hans Summers] runs a site qrp-labs.com, selling self-assembly kits mostly for radio gear and GPS applications, and had some production problems with his QCX+ 5W QRP transceiver kit. They were …read more Continue reading Production PCB And Pogo Pins Produce A Clever Test Jig
We don’t see many EMG (electromyography) projects, despite how cool the applications can be. This may be because of technical difficulties with seeing the tiny muscular electrical signals amongst the …read more Continue reading PsyLink An Open Source Neural Interface For Non-Invasive EMG
Sipeed have been busy leveraging developments in the RISC-V arena, with an interesting, low-cost module they call the Lichee RV. It is based around the Aliwinner D1 SoC (which contains …read more Continue reading New Part Day: The RISC-V Lichee-RV Module And Dock
LinuxCNC contributor and machining enthusiast [Andy Pugh] is certainly not afraid to try making specialised tools to see how well they work out, and this time he’s been busy making …read more Continue reading A Simple Touch Probe Made With Basic Tools