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The Death Of Baseload And Similar Grid Tropes

Anyone who has spent any amount of time in or near people who are really interested in energy policies will have heard proclamations such as that ‘baseload is dead’ and …read more

Motorola’s Password Pill Was Just One Idea

Let’s face it; remembering a bunch of passwords is the pits, and it’s just getting worse as time goes on. These days, you really ought to have a securely-generated key-smash …read more

PROFS: The Office Suite Of The 1980s

Today, we take office software suites for granted. But in the 1970s, you were lucky to have a typewriter and access to a photocopier. But in the early 1980s, IBM …read more

Is That Ancient Reel Of PLA Any Good?

When it comes to knowledge there are things you know as facts because you have experienced them yourself or had them verified by a reputable source, and there are things …read more

Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The Height-Adjustable Key Caps

Now, we can’t call these LEGO key caps for obvious reasons, but also because they don’t actually work with standard LEGO. But that’s just fine and dandy, because they’re height-adjustable …read more

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  • MyMiniFactory Has Acquired Thingiverse Bringing Anti-AI Focus

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    By Maya Posch | February 13, 2026

    One of the best parts of 3D printing is that you can freely download the plans for countless model from sites like Thingiverse, Printables, and others. Yet with the veritable …read more

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    The Engineering Of The Falkirk Wheel

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    By Al Williams | February 13, 2026

    We live in an age where engineering marvels are commonplace: airplanes crisscross the sky, skyscrapers grow like weeds, and spacecraft reach for the stars. But every so often, we see …read more

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    3D Printing Pneumatic Channels With Dual Materials For Soft Robots

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    By Maya Posch | February 13, 2026

    Pneumatics are a common way to add some motion to soft robotic actuators, but adding it to a robot can be somewhat of a chore. A method demonstrated by [Jackson …read more

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    Restoration Of Antique Clock With Unique Oscillator

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    By Bryan Cockfield | February 13, 2026

    The classic design of a mechanical clock generally consists of a display, a way to store energy, a way to release that energy at regular intervals, and a mechanism to …read more

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    Argon ONE UP: Test-Tasting A Raspberry Pi CM5 Based Laptop

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    By Maya Posch | February 12, 2026

    The Raspberry Pi Compute Module form factor is a tantalizing core for a potential laptop, with a CM5 module containing a fairly beefy SoC and RAM, with depending on the …read more

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    Does This Electron Make Me Look Fat? Weighing An Electron

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    By Al Williams | February 12, 2026

    [The Signal Path] shows us how to recreate a classic science experiment to measure the weight of an electron. Things are easier for us, because unlike [J. J. Thomson] in …read more

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    Harmonic Radar Finds Hidden Electronics

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    By Aaron Beckendorf | February 12, 2026

    For as long as small, hidden radio transmitters have existed, people have wanted a technology to detect them. One of the more effective ways to find hidden electronics is the …read more

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