All Inverters are (Not) Created Equal
Building a crystal clock source for a CPU used to be a bit of an effort but these days, there’s nothing to it. Even if your CPU or other device …read more Continue reading All Inverters are (Not) Created Equal
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How To Grow Your Own Pyramid Salt Crystals
The regular granular table salt you’re used to isn’t the most attractive-looking seasoning out there, even given its fundamentally compelling flavor. You don’t have to settle for boring old salt …read more Continue reading How To Grow Your Own Pyramid Salt Crystals
An Infinity Gem That Didn’t Make The Cut, The Flavor Stone
MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) is a flavor enhancer used to add a meaty/savory (often called umami) flavor to a dish. You might even have some in your pantry (though more likely …read more Continue reading An Infinity Gem That Didn’t Make The Cut, The Flavor Stone
The (Sodium Chloride) Crystal Method
[Chase’s] post titled “How to Grow Sodium Chloride Crystals at Home” might as well be called “Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Salt Crystals (but Were Afraid to Ask).” …read more Continue reading The (Sodium Chloride) Crystal Method
How to Make Resin Prints Crystal Clear
[Matou] has always been entranced by the beauty of natural crystal formations [and has long wished for a glowing crystal pendant]. Once he got a resin-based 3D printer, he was …read more Continue reading How to Make Resin Prints Crystal Clear
A Beginner’s Guide to X-Ray Crystallography
In graduate school, I had a seminar course where one of the sections was about X-ray crystallography. I was excited, because being able to discern the three-dimensional structure of macromolecules just by shining X-rays on them seemed like magic to me. And thanks to a lackluster professor, after the section …read more
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IBM Advances Cryptography Using Quantum Computers
IBM is gearing up to deliver quantum-based cryptography services on the IBM public cloud next year and is now making available a prototype of what it claims to be the first quantum computing safe enterprise-class tape ever developed. Announced at the … Continue reading IBM Advances Cryptography Using Quantum Computers
Earth’s Magnetic Field Almost Collapsed 565 Million Years Ago
Our planet’s core probably started solidifying in the late Ediacaran period, which recharged the magnetic field in the nick of time. Continue reading Earth’s Magnetic Field Almost Collapsed 565 Million Years Ago
How an Ancient Rock Carrying Earth’s Oldest Known Crystals Ended Up on the Moon
“Big Bertha,” a lunar rock that was picked up by Apollo 14 astronauts, originated on Earth 4.1 billion years ago, according to a new study. Continue reading How an Ancient Rock Carrying Earth’s Oldest Known Crystals Ended Up on the Moon
These Electric Blue Clouds Are Made from Ice Crystals and Meteor Debris
NASA’s PMC Turbo mission captured new views of polar mesospheric clouds from a five-day balloon flight over the Arctic. Continue reading These Electric Blue Clouds Are Made from Ice Crystals and Meteor Debris