Collaborate Disseminate
Over the years poly(lactic acid) (PLA) – also known as polylactide – has become a popular thermoplastic for a variety of reasons. One of these reasons is that it’s easily …read more Continue reading 3D Printering: Why is my PLA so Brittle?
After the little Mars helicopter Ingenuity blew everyone away with its performance, it was clear that a future Mars mission should involve more helicopters like it, with even more capabilities. …read more Continue reading NASA Tests Featherweight Radar Antenna for SkyFall Mars Helicopters
In part one of what is intended to be a series on developing an STM32-based oscilloscope, [BTTLab] demonstrates a how to use the built-in ADC of an STM32F207 MCU to …read more Continue reading Simple DIY STM32 Oscilloscope Project
As popular as the Nintendo Switch and its sequel are, it’s hard to argue that its click-on Joy-Con controllers are ergonomic, barring you having very uniquely shaped hands. This thought …read more Continue reading Joy-Cons Plus WiiMotes Make for Switch 2 Wii-Cons
There are quite a few rather unconventional methods of propulsion, but perhaps one of the more curious approaches involved Helmholtz resonance, as demonstrated by [Junsun Hwang] et al. with a …read more Continue reading Using Acoustic Resonators as Thrusters for Small Robots
OLED displays solve many of the problems suffered by LC displays, including color fidelity, dynamic range and power usage. That said, especially in the early days OLED gained a reputation …read more Continue reading OLEDs Have Gained Brightness, Not Burn-In Resistance
Aside from global access to cat videos, the presence of thousands of Starlink broadband internet access satellites in LEO has a very pleasant side effect for atmospheric researchers. Starlink publicly …read more Continue reading Using Starlink’s Satellites to Study Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
The fun thing about thermopolymers like PLA is that you can blend in additives, some of which are necessary to make it at all usable, while so many other additives …read more Continue reading Printing FDM Filaments that are just Plain Weird
Usually, the name ‘Famicom’ and the associated Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) don’t exactly bring to mind downloadable content and online services. However, at least in Japan, a modem add-on for …read more Continue reading Using the Famicom Network System in 2026
Sometimes claimed to give you wings, energy drinks can, at the very least, be used to make rockets fly. This is what [Nate Scovill] did in a recent video, where …read more Continue reading Turning Energy Drinks Into Rocket Fuel