New Drug Hopes To Treat Sleep Apnea Without Masks

Sleep apnea is a debilitating disease that many sufferers don’t even realize they have. Those afflicted with the condition will regularly stop breathing during sleep as the muscles in their …read more

Skimming Satellites: On The Edge Of The Atmosphere

There’s little about building spacecraft that anyone would call simple. But there’s at least one element of designing a vehicle that will operate outside the Earth’s atmosphere that’s fairly easier …read more

FLOSS Weekly Episode 861: Big Databases With OpenRiak

This week Jonathan chats with Nicholas Adams about OpenRiak! Why is there a Riak and an OpenRiak, which side of the CAP theorem does OpenRiak land on, and why is …read more

Retrotechtacular: RCA Loses Fight To IBM

If you follow electronics history, few names were as ubiquitous as RCA, the Radio Corporation of America. Yet in modern times, the company is virtually forgotten for making large computers. …read more

Tech In Plain Sight: Finding A Flat Tire

There was a time when wise older people warned you to check your tire pressure regularly. We never did, and would eventually wind up with a flat or, worse, a …read more

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Wireless MIDI Controller Has Lots Of Knobs

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By Lewin Day | January 24, 2026

We live in a golden age for MIDI controllers. [rheslip]’s contribution to the milieu is a twisty take on the format, in that it’s covered in an array of knobs. …read more
Reviewing Tweezers For Microsoldering And SMD Work

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By John Elliot V | January 24, 2026

Attributed to Picasso was the notion that when art critics get together they talk about content, style, trend, and meaning; but that when painters get together they talk about where …read more
Crazy Old Machines

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By Elliot Williams | January 24, 2026

Al and I were talking about the IBM 9020 FAA Air Traffic Control computer system on the podcast. It’s a strange machine, made up of a bunch of IBM System …read more
Isolated AC/DC Power Supply And Testing Station For 230 V Devices

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By Maya Posch | January 24, 2026

When you’re testing or debugging some mains-powered gear, plugging it directly into the outlet can often be an exciting proposition. If such excitement is not really your thing, you can …read more
Environmental Monitoring On The Cheap

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By Al Williams | January 24, 2026

If there is one thing we took from [azwankhairul345’s] environmental monitor project, it is this: sensors and computing power for such a project are a solved problem. What’s left is …read more
Beer Keg Plumbing For A Liquid Rocket

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By Ian Bos | January 23, 2026

When you think of a high performance liquid rocket, what do you think of? Beer kegs? No? Well, when [Ryan] from the YouTube channel “Project KegRocket” saw a beer keg, …read more
Polymer Skins That Change Color And Texture When Exposed To Water

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By Maya Posch | January 23, 2026

Researchers at Stanford University recently came up with an interesting way (Phys.org summary) to create patterns and colors that emerge when a polymer is exposed to water. Although the paper …read more

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