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At some point, the 3.6 V of a single lithium ion battery just won’t do, and you’ll absolutely want to stack LiIon cells in series. When you need high power, …read more Continue reading Ultimate Power: Lithium-Ion Batteries In Series
Nick Montfort is a professor in MIT’s Comparative Media Studies/Writing and the author of a new book, “The Future.” His book explores “future makers” – people who create the future with their work. It’s a… Continue reading Author Nick Montfort tells us how to define the future
When reading about cool projects and products, it’s common to see wiring plugs labelled “JST connector.” This looks fine until we start getting hands-on and begin hacking things together. Inevitably we find the JST connector from one part fails to fit in the JST connector of another. This is the moment we learn “JST” is not a connector specification. It is short for Japan Solderless Terminals Manufacturing Company, Ltd. A company whose history goes back to 1957 and their website (styled in 1999) lists hundreds of different types.
We can simplify to “JST connector” when chit-chatting about projects. But when …read more
Over the coming weeks, we will spotlight the work of dozens of people who are building a brighter future for humanity. Continue reading Motherboard Presents: Humans of the Year 2017
Motherboard writers beef. Continue reading Is ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ GOOD or BAD?
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