Collaborate Disseminate
The NEC V20 is an Intel 8088-compatible processor that features the same use of microcode, though with its own characteristics. This makes it important to use this same microcode if …read more Continue reading Decoding the NEC V20 Microcode ROM
Before LEGO train sets moved to battery-powered locomotives with plastic rails, all of them worked pretty much like any other train set of the era. This meant metal rails that …read more Continue reading Fixing a 1990s LEGO Electric Train Speed Regulator
As a certified RC airplane fan, the [RCMakerLab] on YouTube found themselves looking at one of those nifty mini air blowers that provide an alternative to a compressor and canned …read more Continue reading Disassembling a Mini Air Blower to Make RC Airplanes
As great as echolocation is, things can get rather messy once it’s not just you chirping away, but also hundreds of your buddies in roughly the same area. This is …read more Continue reading How Bats Prevent Doppler Acoustic Interference
As easy as the Sun is to observe, it’s simultaneously very hard to study due to how extreme the conditions are, even on the surface of a rather unassuming star. …read more Continue reading Kelvin–Helmholtz Instabilities Found to Drive Plasma Mixing on the Sun
The average 3D printer owner knows a few types of filaments – PLA, ABS, somewhere in the middle, PETG. PCTG is another option that can be confusingly similar to PETG. …read more Continue reading Comparing PETG and PCTG Filaments
Generally, we do not look at the gentle patter of raindrops on a surface with much concern, but according to a study by [Zhongyuan Ni] et al. in Nature, we should …read more Continue reading How Charged Water Drops Induce Corrosion
Although some would argue that the hexagon is the bestagon, astronomers have discovered that Saturn appears to favor the ten-sided decagon on its south pole. This comes as its south …read more Continue reading Saturn’s South Pole is Apparently Decagon-Shaped
With the recent release of its GPT-6 Astra model, OpenAI explicitly pushed the claim that it is capable of designing complete circuit boards in KiCad, starting from a provided schematic …read more Continue reading Can AI Now Design PCBs That Just Work?
Although we often find ourselves drowning in a seemingly unending sea of portable devices that are effectively e-waste once an internal component gives out, it’s good to remind ourselves that …read more Continue reading Pixel Watch 5 Demonstrates Good Repairability