Collaborate Disseminate
At the beginning of March this year LEGO released their new SMART brick, which looks like a 2×4 stud brick and is filled to the brim with sensors, LEDs, NFC …read more Continue reading Teardown of a 2026 LEGO SMART Brick
Devices that were limited to only run a web browser were relatively common around 2000, as many people wanted to surf the Information Super Highway, but didn’t quite want to …read more Continue reading Running Windows 98 on the iPAQ IA-2 Internet Appliance
How often have you pulled out old MCU-based project that still works fine, but you have no idea where the original source code has gone? Having the binary image and …read more Continue reading Forgetfulino Puts Back Up of Source Inside the Binary
Some FDM filaments are pretty brittle even if properly dried and stored, especially those which contain carbon fiber (CF) or similar additives like glass fiber (GF). This poses a problem …read more Continue reading Testing Whether Heated Chambers Help Brittle Filaments
Many substances display crystallization, allowing them to keep adding to a basic shape to reach pretty humongous proportions. Although we usually tend to think of pretty stones that get fashioned …read more Continue reading How to Grow Large Sugar Crystals
Although the term ‘Iron Curtain’ from the Cold War brings to mind something like the Berlin Wall and its forbidding No Man’s Land, there was still active trade between the …read more Continue reading Testing a Soviet 1000 Volt Insulation Tester from 1985
Continuing the restoration of the #1 Lancashire boiler at the Claymills Pumping Station in the UK, the volunteers are putting on the final touches after previously passing the boiler inspection. …read more Continue reading Preparing to Fire Up a 90-Year-Old Boiler After Half a Century
Assembler syntax is a touchy subject, with many a flamewar having raged over e.g. Intel vs AT&T style syntax. Thus when [Humberto Costa] recently acquired an MSX system for some …read more Continue reading From 8086 to Z80: Building a NASM-Inspired SDK for 8-Bit Retro Computing
Recycling plastic at home using 3D printed molds is relatively accessible these days, but if you do not wish to invest a lot of money into specialized equipment, what’s the …read more Continue reading Recycled Plastic Compression Molding With 3D-Printed Molds
Kitchen scales are plentiful and cheap, but their accuracy and measuring speed often leave a lot to be desired. In particular the filtering out of noise can make small changes …read more Continue reading Making a Better Kitchen Scale out of Junk Parts