Collaborate Disseminate
You might not think that keeping a boat hull smooth in the water has anything in common with keeping a scalpel clean for surgery, but there it does: in both …read more Continue reading Biomimetic Surfaces: Copying Nature To Deter Bacteria And Keep Ship Hulls Smooth
Well, I did it. I conquered my childhood fear of talking bears and brought a vintage Teddy Ruxpin animatronic stuffed bear into my home. There were and still are plenty …read more Continue reading Teardown: How Many Teddy Ruxpins Does It Take to Start a Coven?
The early days of FDM 3D printing were wild and wooly. Getting plastic to stick to your build plate was a challenge. Blue tape and hairspray-coated glass were kings for …read more Continue reading Ask Hackaday: Resin Printer Build Plates
The early days of FDM 3D printing were wild and wooly. Getting plastic to stick to your build plate was a challenge. Blue tape and hairspray-coated glass were kings for …read more Continue reading Ask Hackaday: Resin Printer Build Plates
You probably see them so often that you don’t even notice they are there. Fire hydrants are one of those things that aren’t interesting until you need them, but then …read more Continue reading Tech In Plain Sight: Fire Hydrants
Electric vehicles make for cleaner transport. However, they’re hung up by the limited range available from batteries. Long recharge times further compound the issue. These issues are exacerbated when it …read more Continue reading Trucks Could Soon Run on Electrified Highways
Most houses built in the US today are platform construction: skinny two-by-fours are stacked and layered to create walls with studs. Each floor is framed on top of the other. …read more Continue reading You Wouldn’t 3D Print a House, Would You?
In their monthly announcement, among all the cool things Pine64, they talked about the open firmware for PinePhone’s LTE modem. The firmware isn’t fully open – a few parts remain …read more Continue reading Open Firmware For PinePhone LTE Modem – What’s Up With That?
Preparing food is the fourth most energy-intensive activity in a household. While there has been a lot of effort on the first three — space heating, water heating, and electrical …read more Continue reading Same Taste With Less Energy: Optimizing The Way We Cook Food
My first job out of grad school was with a biotech company in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was a small outfit, and everyone had a “lab job” in addition to whatever …read more Continue reading Big Chemistry: Ultrapure Water