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During the 1970s many different computer architectures were being developed, many of them focused on making computer systems easier and more effective to use. The Flex Machine developed at the …read more Continue reading The Flex Computer System: UK’s Forgotten Capability Computer Architecture
White light interferometry (WLI) is a contact-free optical method for measuring surface height. It uses the phase difference between the light reflected off a reference mirror and the target sample …read more Continue reading Gentle Introduction To White Light Interferometry
Wristwatches come in many shapes, sizes, and types, but most still have at least one thing in common: they feature a battery that needs to be swapped or recharged somewhere …read more Continue reading A Solar-Powered Wristwatch With an ATtiny13
Over the years we have seen many marble machines, but this one on the [Karakuri channel] (hit CC for subtitles) on YouTube is somewhat special, as it uses Geneva drives …read more Continue reading Randomly Move Marionette With Steel Balls and Geneva Drives
Everyone knows you can’t plug an HDMI cable into a DisplayPort… port, and yet a recent video from [Jon Bringus] challenges that seemingly obvious assumption. The hardware in question is …read more Continue reading Unusual Port Combines DisplayPort and HDMI
Although it seems many have moved on to 32-bit MCUs these days for projects, there is still a lot of fun to be had in the 8-bit AVR world, as …read more Continue reading Playing ZX Spectrum’s Manic Miner on the Arduino Uno
One unavoidable aspect of FDM 3D printing is that each layer consists out of one or more lines that have a beginning and an end. Where these join up, a …read more Continue reading Reducing Seams In FDM Prints With Scarf Joint Seams
When the RepRap project was started in 2005 by [Dr Adrian Bowyer], the goal was to develop low-cost 3D printers, capable of printing most of their own components. The project …read more Continue reading μRepRap: Taking RepRap Down to Micrometer-Level Manufacturing
Generally when one considers quadcopter drones, the term ‘fast’ doesn’t come to mind, but with the rise of FPV (First Person View) drones, they have increasingly been designed to go …read more Continue reading Got to Go Fast: The Rise of Super-Fast FPV Drones
Resin 3D prints have a reputation for being brittle, but [Stefan] over at [CNC Kitchen] would like to dispel this myth with the thing which we all love: colorful bar …read more Continue reading How Thermal Post-Curing Resin Prints Affects Their Strength