Collaborate Disseminate
The aviation industry is always seeking advancements to improve efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. The former is due to the never-ending quest for profit, while the latter helps airlines maintain …read more Continue reading Sharkskin Coating Reduces Airliner Fuel Use, Emissions
A prerequisite for photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies to work efficiently is as direct an exposure to the electromagnetic radiation from the sun as possible. Since dust …read more Continue reading Giving Solar Power’s Mortal Enemies a Dusting Without Wasting Water
Historians may note that World War II was the last great “movie war.” In those days, you could do many things that are impossible today, yet make for great movie …read more Continue reading Ku-Go: The World War II Death Ray
In the six months that have passed after the last USB-C article has been released, I have thought up a bunch of ways that these articles could have been improved. …read more Continue reading All About USB-C: Example Circuits
Back when I used to work in the pharma industry, I had the opportunity to hire summer interns. This was a long time ago, long enough that the fresh-faced college …read more Continue reading ChatGPT, the Worst Summer Intern Ever
Any time we mention Linux, it is a fair bet we will get a few comments from people unhappy that we didn’t refer to it as GNU/Linux or with some …read more Continue reading Ask Hackaday: What’s Linux Anyway?
I’ve designed a few M.2 adapters for my own and my friends’ use, and having found those designs online, people have asked me for custom-made adapters. One of these requests …read more Continue reading PCIe For Hackers: An M.2 Card Journey
Science fiction has regularly portrayed smart computer assistants in a fanciful way. HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey and J.A.R.V.I.S. from the contemporary Iron Man films are both great examples. …read more Continue reading Smart Assistants Need To Get Smarter
Last time, we looked at all the things that make DisplayPort unique for its users. What about the things that make it unique for hackers? Let’s get into all the …read more Continue reading DisplayPort: Under The Hood
Snail mail. You may not think much of it these days, but the mail doesn’t stop and it never has. Every type of mail from postcards and letters to large …read more Continue reading You’ve Got Mail: Sorting and the USPS