Collaborate Disseminate
There’s no shortage of movies, TV shows, and books that show a dystopian future with corporations run amok in outer space with little or no effective oversight. Dune, The Expanse, …read more Continue reading Libre Space Foundation Aims to Improve Satellite Tech
The oft-quoted saying “all models are wrong, but some are useful” is a tounge-in-cheek way of saying that at some level, tools we use to predict how the world behaves …read more Continue reading Misleading GPS, Philosophy of Maps, And You
HVAC – heating, ventilation, and air conditioning – can account for a huge amount of energy usage of a building, whether it’s residential or industrial. Often it’s the majority energy …read more Continue reading Building AI Models To Diagnose HVAC Issues
If you’ve ever built a model rocket, you’ll know there’s not a whole lot to them. Essentially it’s a cardboard tube, a plastic nosecone, some fins, and a little clip …read more Continue reading OSHW Model Rocket Kit Embraces the Hexagon
Ever wonder how effectively your model cars would slice through the air if they were full-scale functional automobiles? Well, a little something known as the Windsible could tell ya (sort of), as it’s touted as being the world’s first consumer desktop … Continue reading Desktop wind tunnel runs aerodynamic tests at small scale
Reverse-engineered schematics are de rigeur around these parts, largely because they’re often the key to very cool hardware hacks. We don’t get to see many mechanical reverse-engineering efforts, though, which …read more Continue reading Hackable Ham Radio Gives Up Its Mechanical Secrets
Electricity flow is generally invisible, silent, and not something that most humans want to touch, so understanding how charge moves around can be fairly unintuitive at first. There are plenty …read more Continue reading Modeling Home Heating Systems With Circuit Simulation Software
Batman is a compelling superhero for enough reasons that he’s been a cultural force for the better part of a century. His story has complex characters, interesting explorations of morality, …read more Continue reading RC Batwing Actually Flies
As far as model construction sets go, LEGO is by far the most popular brand for building not only pre-planned models but whatever the builder can imagine. There are a …read more Continue reading An Enigma Machine Built in Meccano
“There goes the neighborhood” isn’t a phrase to be thrown about lightly, but when they build a police station next door to your house, you know things are about to …read more Continue reading AI System Drops a Dime on Noisy Neighbors