Collaborate Disseminate
[saurabhchalke] recently released whisper.unity, a Unity package that implements whisper locally on the Meta Quest 3 VR headset, bringing nearly real-time transcription of natural speech to the device in an …read more Continue reading Robust Speech-to-Text, Running Locally on Quest VR Headset
Researchers demonstrate sustainable 3D printing by using poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) solutions (PNIPAM), which speedily and reliably turn solid by undergoing a rapid phase change when in a salt solution. This property has …read more Continue reading Liquid (Reversibly) Solidifies at Room Temperature, Gets Used for 3D Prints
Data manipulation is at the heart of computation, and a system is said to be Turing-complete if it can be configured to manipulate data in a way that makes implementing …read more Continue reading Proof that find + mkdir are Turing-Complete
A safe haven to preserve samples of biodiversity from climate change, habitat loss, natural disaster, and other threats is recognized as a worthwhile endeavor. Everyone knows good backup practice involves …read more Continue reading The Ultimate Seed Vault Backup? How About the Moon
Ever heard of Apollo Computer, Inc.? They were one of the first graphical workstation vendors in the 1980s, and at the time were competitors to Sun Microsystems. But that’s enough …read more Continue reading Apollo Computer: The Forgotten Workstations
A business card form factor can be quite limiting, but that didn’t stop [Schwimmflugel] from creating CardTunes, an ESP32-based Bluetooth audio speaker that tried something innovative to deliver the output. …read more Continue reading 2024 Business Card Challenge: CardTunes Bluetooth Speaker
[Ahron Wayne] succeeded in something he’s been trying to accomplish for some time: figuring out what’s inside a sealed Pokémon card packet without opening it. There’s a catch, however. It …read more Continue reading Sealed Packs of Pokémon Cards Give Up Their Secrets Without Opening Them
It would be better if humans didn’t toss cigarette butts on the ground in the first place, but change always takes longer than we think it should. In the meantime, …read more Continue reading Robot Seeks and Sucks Up Cigarette Butts, With Its Feet
An EDF (electric duct fan) is a motor that basically functions as a jet engine for RC aircraft. They’re built for speed, but to improve maneuverability (and because it’s super cool) …read more Continue reading Watch This RC Jet Thrust System Dance
We love hearing about a good experiment, and here’s a pretty neat one: researchers used a VR headset, an off-the-shelf VR360 camera, and some custom software to glue them together. …read more Continue reading Giving People an Owl-like Visual Field via VR Feels Surprisingly Natural