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Around these parts, projects needlessly using a microcontroller where a simpler design would do are often derided with the catch-all “Should have used a 555,” even if the venerable timer …read more Continue reading Chase Light SAO Shouldn’t Have Used a 555, and Didn’t
While not impossible, replicating the machines and processes of a modern semiconductor fab is a pretty steep climb for the home gamer. Sure, we’ve seen it done, but nanoscale photolithography …read more Continue reading Pulsed Deposition Points a Different Path to DIY Semiconductors
The goalie mask, at least the retro-styled fiberglass types from the 60s and 70s, hasn’t been used in hockey for about 50 years — it’s instead made many more appearances …read more Continue reading The Goalie Mask, Reenvisioned
If there’s no circuitry on a printed circuit board, does it cease being a “PCB” and perhaps instead become just a “PB”? Call them what you will, the fact that …read more Continue reading Circuit-less PCB Featured as Faceplate for a Digital Clock
Here’s a little eye-opener for you: next time you’re taking a walk, cast your eyes to the ground for a bit and see how far you can go without spotting …read more Continue reading Used Facemasks Turned into Rapid Antigen Tests with Injection Molding
Masks are all well and good when it comes to reducing the spread of deadly pathogens, but they can make it harder to understand people when they speak. They also …read more Continue reading Display Your Speech In Realtime To Help Lipreaders In The Mask Era
We’re currently in the midst of New Year’s Resolutions season, which means an abundance of spanking new treadmills and exercise bikes. And one thing becomes quickly obvious while using those …read more Continue reading Printable Portable Mask Gives You the Numbers on Your Workout
Our canine partners are fortunately not affected by the current global pandemic, but it turns out there are other dangers that might necessitate them to wearing masks: Foxtail seeds. After …read more Continue reading Extreme Canine Mask For Protection From Foxtails
By now, the wearing of a facemask to protect ourselves from pandemic infection is for many of us a daily fact of life. Perhaps that means a cheap disposable mask, but there’s no reason that has to be the case. …read more
Masks are proven tools against airborne diseases, but pathogens — like the COVID-19 virus — can collect in a mask and survive which complicates handling and disposal. [Ilaria Rubino], a researcher at the University of Alberta, recently received an award for her work showing how treating a mask’s main filtration …read more
Continue reading How Researchers Used Salt to Give Masks an Edge Against Pathogens