Collaborate Disseminate
An engineer’s greatest tool is the writing utensil. Be it pen or pencil, we use them for everything from making diagrams to marking out cuts. But as with any practitioner …read more Continue reading Making a New Mechanism for a Reciprocating Pencil Sharpener
The discerning modern gamer’s quest is to find a quieter computer without sacrificing performance. That proves challenging when modern components are highly efficient at producing monumental quantities of thermal energy. …read more Continue reading Failing to Make a Fanless PC
If you are a regular reader, then the odds are you have taken apart an electronic gadget, either for a fix, or simply because your curiosity got the better of …read more Continue reading Reverse Engineered Grill Controller Gets Open Firmware
In the 1960s, the home computer was barely a twinkle in anyone’s eye. This was the decade in which computers were used by a handful of companies and organizations and …read more Continue reading Toy Computer Restored
Modern airliners are rather complicated feats of engineering. Innumerable safety-critical components are connected with tens of miles of wiring, complex digital buses, and dozens (perhaps hundreds) of computers. But, as …read more Continue reading Researchers Hack an Airline Analog
Steam power is a staple of the steampunk aesthetic, thermodynamics, and a checkpoint for the budding mechanical engineer studying heat cycles. But because food is largely made of water, steam …read more Continue reading Peeling Fruit with the Power of Steam
Doing anything on a frozen lake can carries some amount of risk. Nevertheless, every year events ranging from car racing to ice skating are held on them. As such, proper …read more Continue reading Submersible drone analyzes ice
A recent addition to mountain bikes is the dropper seat post. This invention is in the vein of office swivel chairs, allowing the seat height to be adjusted with a …read more Continue reading Building a bicycle dropper seat post
In order to not hit something, you generally need to know where that thing is. On land, the meager human eyesight tends to be sufficient. On the water, however, the …read more Continue reading Transponder Mania
WHOOP does not have the presence in the wearable space as other brands, but in certain circles, it’s a household name. Their business model requires you to have a yearly …read more Continue reading Making a Locked Down Wearable Work Without a Subscription