This Week In Security: Hardware Attacks, IoT Security, And More

This week starts off with examinations of a couple hardware attacks that you might have considered impractical. Take a Ball Grid Array (BGA) NAND removal attack, for instance. The idea …read more

Microfluidic Motors Could Work Really Well For Tiny Scale Tasks

The vast majority of motors that we care about all stick to a theme. They rely on the electromagnetic dance between electrons and magnets to create motion. They come in …read more

Retrotechtacular: The TV Bombs Of WWII

Anyone who was around for the various wars and conflicts of the early 2000s probably recalls the video clips showing guided bombs finding their targets. The black-and-white clips came from …read more

The Life Cycle Of Nuclear Fission Fuel: From Stars To Burn-Up

Outdone only by nuclear fusion, the process of nuclear fission releases enormous amounts of energy. The ‘spicy rocks’ that are at the core of both natural and artificial fission reactors …read more

FLOSS Weekly Episode 809: Pi4J – Stable And Boring On The Raspberry Pi

This week, Jonathan Bennett and David Ruggles chat with Frank Delporte about Pi4J, the friendly Java libraries for the Raspberry Pi, that expose GPIO, SPI, I2C and other IO interfaces. …read more

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A Cyberpunk Pocketwatch

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By Navarre Bartz | November 20, 2024

For a time, pocketwatches were all the rage, but they were eventually supplanted by the wristwatch. [abe] built this cyberpunk Lock’n’Watch to explore an alternate history for the once trendy …read more
FLOSS Weekly Episode 810: Pi4J – Stable And Boring On The Raspberry Pi

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By Jonathan Bennett | November 20, 2024

This week, Jonathan Bennett, Randal Schwartz, and Aaron Newcomb chat about Linux, the challenges with using system modules like the Raspberry Pi, challenges with funding development, and more!
If Life Gives You Lemons, Build This Lemontron

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By Heidi Ulrich | November 20, 2024

What if your 3D printer could fit in a box of filament but still rival the build plate size of heavyweights? Enter the Lemontron, a free and open source portable …read more
With Core ONE, Prusa’s Open Source Hardware Dream Quietly Dies

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By Tom Nardi | November 20, 2024

Yesterday, Prusa Research officially unveiled their next printer, the Core ONE. Going over the features and capabilities of this new machine, it’s clear that Prusa has kept a close eye …read more
FreeCAD Version 1.0 Released

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By Maya Posch | November 20, 2024

After 22 years of development, FreeCAD has at long last reached the milestone of version 1.0. On this momentous occasion, it’s good to remember what a version 1.0 is supposed …read more
Boss Byproducts: Calthemites Are Man-Made Cave Dwellers

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By Kristina Panos | November 20, 2024

At this point, we’ve learned about man-made byproducts and nature-made byproducts. But how about one that’s a little of both? I’m talking about calthemites, which are secondary deposits that form …read more
An Animated Walkthrough Of How Large Language Models Work

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By Donald Papp | November 20, 2024

If you wonder how Large Language Models (LLMs) work and aren’t afraid of getting a bit technical, don’t miss [Brendan Bycroft]’s LLM Visualization. It is an interactively-animated step-by-step walk-through of …read more

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