Who Flew Across The Atlantic First? The Airborne Boats Of 1919

Aviation history is a bit strange. People tend to remember some firsts but not others and — sometimes — not even firsts. For example, everyone knows Amelia Earhart attempted to …read more

Avoiding Repetitive Stress Injury: Invest In Yourself Now, Or Pay Later

There I was, thirty years after I first sat down at an Apple IIe , and I suddenly found myself wondering if I would ever use a computer again without …read more

Retrotechtacular: Nuvistor, Vacuum’s Last Gasp

In 2021 all our electronics are solid state, in that they exclusively use semiconductor devices as their active components. Some of us may experiment with vacuum tubes, but only for …read more

What Exactly Is A Gaussian Blur?

Blurring is a commonly used visual effect when digitally editing photos and videos. One of the most common blurs used in these fields is the Gaussian blur. You may have …read more

The Story Behind Ohm’s Law

Do you ever wonder how much of what we do you could figure out from scratch? Tying your shoe might seem simple now, but kids have trouble mastering the skill, …read more

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Why Make Coffee When You’re Tired? Let A Robot Do It For You

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By Kristina Panos | July 25, 2021

Like us, [Alberto] doesn’t compromise when it comes to a good cup of coffee. We figure that if he went to an office in the Before Times, he was the …read more
Automatic Coil Winder Gets It Done With Simple Hardware And Software

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By Dan Maloney | July 25, 2021

We’ve grown to expect seeing mechatronics project incorporate a standard complement of components, things like stepper motors, Arduinos, lead screws, timing belts and pulleys, and aluminum extrusions. So when a …read more
Quiet Wings, With Shape Memory Alloy

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By Al Williams | July 25, 2021

It’s a fact of operating an aircraft, that the make noise. If you’re an aviator you might want to quiet your craft to avoid annoying people nearby, or you might …read more
Dominate Video Calls With Game Boy Camera Webcam

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By Tom Nardi | July 25, 2021

We can’t promise it will all be positive, but there’s no question you’ll be getting plenty of attention when you join a video call using the Game Boy Camera. Assuming …read more
Simple Tip Helps With Powder Coating Perfection On Difficult Parts

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By Dan Maloney | July 24, 2021

To say that that the commercially available garden path lights commonly available at dollar stores are cheap is a vast overstatement of their true worthlessness. These solar-powered lights are so …read more
Solder Bridges Aid Desoldering

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By Al Williams | July 24, 2021

As our own Elliot Williams laid out, many people think that soldering is a key skill for electronics, but we don’t as often think about desoldering. Even if you are …read more
Monowheel Balancing Robot Can’t Turn (Yet)

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By Danie Conradie | July 24, 2021

Self-balancing robots have become a common hobby project, and they usually require two wheels to work. [James Bruton] has managed to single wheel balancing robot by adding gyroscopic stabilization. [James] …read more

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