Little Pharma on the Prairie
Let’s get the obvious out of the way first — in his DEFCON 32 presentation, [Dr. Mixæl Laufer] shared quite a bit of information on how individuals can make and …read more Continue reading Little Pharma on the Prairie
Category Archives: chemical
Smoke Some Weeds: Lasers Could Make Herbicide Obsolete
We’ve all tangled with unwelcome plant life at one point or another. Whether crabgrass infested your lawn, or you were put on weeding duty in your grandfather’s rose patch, you’ll …read more Continue reading Smoke Some Weeds: Lasers Could Make Herbicide Obsolete
Decapping Components Hack Chat with John McMaster
Join us on Wednesday, March 10 at noon Pacific for the Decapping Components Hack Chat with John McMaster!
We treat them like black boxes, which they oftentimes are, but what lies beneath the inscrutable packages of electronic components is another …read more
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Plant Communication Hack Chat
Join us on Wednesday, January 13th at noon Pacific for the Plant Communication Hack Chat with Lex Kravitz!
As far as conversation goes, plants are usually a pretty poor choice of partners. Sure, we’ve all heard that talking to you houseplants is supposed to be good for them, but expecting …read more
LockerGoga ransomware operators set sights on the U.S.
After hitting Altran and Norsk Hydro, LockerGoga operators this week turned their sights to two chemicals companies in the United States. Hexion and Momentive, both controlled by the same investment fund, were hit by ransomware on March 12, according t… Continue reading LockerGoga ransomware operators set sights on the U.S.
Home Pool Added to Home Automation
Anyone who owns their own pool knows it’s not as simple as filling it up with water and jumping in whenever you want. There’s pool covers to deal with, regular cleaning with the pool vacuum and skimmers, and of course, all of the chemicals that have to be added to keep the water safe. While there are automatic vacuums, there aren’t a whole lot of options for automating the pool chemicals. [Clément] decided to tackle this problem, eliminating one more task from the maintenance of his home. (Google Translate from French.)
The problem isn’t as simple as adding a set …read more
