Collaborate Disseminate
Over the past decades power grids have undergone a transformation towards smaller and more intermittent generators – primarily in the form of wind and solar generators – as well as …read more Continue reading The Sense and Nonsense of Virtual Power Plants
Over the years Intel has introduced a number of new computer form factors that either became a hit, fizzled out, or moved on to live a more quiet life. The …read more Continue reading Remembering the Intel Compute Stick
As NASA’s Artemis program trundles onwards at the blazing pace of a disused and very rusty crawler-transporter, the next mission on the list is gradually coming into focus. This will …read more Continue reading NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Artemis II Mission
Launched in 2004, the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory – formerly the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer – has been dutifully studying gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) during its two-year mission, before moving on …read more Continue reading NASA is Taking Suggestions for Raising Swift’s Orbit
One of the interesting things about Prusa’s FDM 3D printers is the availability of official upgrade kits, which allow you to combine bits off an older machine with those of …read more Continue reading Does it Make Sense to Upgrade a Prusa Mark 4S to a Core One?
Wood is an amazing material to use around the house, both for its green credentials and the way it looks and feels. That said, as a natural product there are …read more Continue reading The Confusing World of Wood Preservation Treatments
Looking back on the trajectory leading to Project Apollo and the resulting Moon missions, one can be forgiven for thinking that this was a strict and well-defined plan that was …read more Continue reading The Advanced Project Gemini Concepts That Could Have Been
The Nintendo 64 was an amazing video game console, and alongside consoles like the Sony PlayStation, helped herald in the era of 3D games. That said, it was new hardware, …read more Continue reading Why Super Mario 64 Wastes So Much Memory
Recently the [Our Own Devices] YouTube channel took a gander at the Tefifon audio format. This was an audio format that competed with shellac and vinyl records from the 1930s …read more Continue reading Tefifon: Germany’s Tape-Shaped Record Format
There’s a dizzying number of specialist 3D printing materials out there, some of which do try to offer an alternative to PLA, PA6, ABS, etc., while others are happy to …read more Continue reading PVDF: the Specialized Filament for Chemical and Moisture Resistance