Collaborate Disseminate
In the world of scientific publishing there are many reasons why a paper can be retracted, but generally there is an obvious and clearly communicated reason for doing so. Thus …read more Continue reading The Terrifying 2011-Era Case of Max Planck’s Retracted Papers
The recently released Valve Steam Machine is that it uses a custom, non-standard PCB and non-standard power supply. This fact apparently has irked some people who decided that it makes …read more Continue reading Cramming a Mini-ITX Gaming PC into a 3D Printed Steam Machine Sized Case
There’s no questioning [Throaty Mumbo]’s uncanny skill at answering questions that nobody ever asked, such as whether it’s possible to watch YouTube videos on a Nintendo Game Boy Color handheld …read more Continue reading Watch YouTube on a Game Boy Color With a Special Cartridge
Recently [Bits und Bolts] found himself in a bit of a pickle, when on boot his PC would complain about a connected USB device drawing too much power, before shutting …read more Continue reading Fixing an Elgato Cam Link’s USB Current Draw Issue
In structures like photovoltaic cells there is only a limited spectrum of wavelengths that can perform useful work, with the remaining wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation effectively wasted. If the energy …read more Continue reading Increasing Photon Upconversion Efficiency with Structural Exciton Localization
Although paperbacks are a much-loved aspect of the literary world, they are not really intended to last the decades the way that hardcover books are. Beyond the typical ravaged covers, …read more Continue reading Fixing a Warped Paperback Spine With Gentle Heating
A long time before Beowulf clusters wired up with commodity Ethernet hardware became a hobbyist thing and a running joke, the transputer took a swing at a very similar architecture. …read more Continue reading A Look at a Gaggle of Transputer Boards
As announced by [André] on Bluesky, next month the much loved Rpilocator.com website will cease displaying the stock status and pricing of Raspberry Pi computers from various online retailers. One …read more Continue reading Raspberry Pi Locator Website to Shut Down in July
Some of our esteemed readers were not yet out of diapers back in 2013 when Microsoft decided to put MSN Messenger out to pasture, but the memories that this instant …read more Continue reading Reviving MSN Messenger’s i-Buddy USB Accessory
After recently publishing a few videos covering research into the poor adhesion between chopped carbon fiber (CCF) and the thermoplastic filaments as used with FDM 3D printing, some of the …read more Continue reading Investigating Annealing as Fix for Poor CF Adhesion in 3D Prints