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3D scanning and 3D printing may sound like a natural match for one another, but they don’t always play together as easily and nicely as one would hope. I’ll explain …read more

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Whether gasoline, diesel, or electric, automakers work hard to wring every last drop of mileage out of their vehicles. Much of this effort goes towards optimising aerodynamics. The reduction of …read more

The Wright Stuff: First Powered Flight On Mars Is A Success

When you stop to think about the history of flight, it really is amazing that the first successful flight the Wright brothers made on a North Carolina beach to Neil …read more

Space Propulsion: Separating Fact From Science Fiction

An unfortunate property of science-fiction is that it is, tragically, fiction. Instead of soaring between the stars and countless galaxies out there, we find ourselves hitherto confined to this planet …read more

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Thomas Edison famously quipped “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” Amen, brother. My personal junk pile (ahem, collection of pre-owned electromechanical curiosities) is certainly …read more

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Auto Ball Launcher Will Be Your Dog’s New Best Friend

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By Kristina Panos | April 21, 2021

If there’s one bright spot on the blight that is this pandemic, it’s got to be all the extra time we’re spending with our pets. Dogs especially love that we’re …read more
ISO 8601: Ending The Date Wars And Confusing Everyone Equally

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By Jenny List | April 21, 2021

There’s a document I had to sign to wrap up a community responsibility in rural Oxfordshire. At the bottom, dotted lines for signature and date. My usual illegible scrawl for …read more
Mythbusting Tidal’s MQA Format – How Does It Measure Up?

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By Lewin Day | April 21, 2021

MQA is an audio format that claims to use a unique “origami” algorithm, promising better quality and more musicality than other formats. At times, it’s been claimed to be a …read more
Easy USB‑C Power For All Your Devices

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By Anool Mahidharia | April 21, 2021

[Mansour Behabadi] wanted to harness the high power capability of USB-C using as simple a hardware design as possible. After some research and experimental prototyping, he designed the fpx — an easy …read more
Battery Analyzer Puts Alkaline Cells To The Test

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By Tom Nardi | April 20, 2021

We know, we know. Generally speaking, you should try and switch your household devices over to rechargeable cells rather than using disposable alkaline batteries. But while they might seem increasingly …read more
A Useful Macro Pad For Microsoft Teams

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By Lewin Day | April 20, 2021

Working from home has now become de rigeur for many more people around the globe. With it, has sprung up a desire for better controls for streaming and conferencing software. There …read more
No-Nixie Nixie Clock

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By Chris Lott | April 20, 2021

Over on [Techmoan]’s YouTube channel he’s excited about a new gadget that finally arrived after months of waiting — the EleksTube IPS fake Nixie tube clock. This is a re-imagining …read more

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