6+ hour, 19+ min ago   (252+ words) After having been sent a vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) based clock for a review, [Anthony Francis-Jones] took the opportunity to explain how these types of displays work. Although VFDs are general... After having been sent a vacuum fluorescent display (VFD)…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (427+ words) Closed-cell self-expanding foam (spray foam) is an amazing material that sees common use in construction. But one application that we hadn't heard of before was using it to fill the "read more Closed-cell self-expanding foam (spray foam) is an amazing…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (291+ words) Antihydrogen forms an ideal study subject for deciphering the secrets of fundamental physics due to it being the most simple anti-matter atom. However, keeping it from casually annihilating itself along "read more Antihydrogen forms an ideal study subject for deciphering…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (258+ words) [Guitar Picks made from recycled sheets]Plastic recycling is something that many of us strive to accomplish, but we often get caught up in the many hurdles along the way. [Brothers Make] are experienced in the "read more [Guitar Picks…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (349+ words) These days just about any battery storage solution connected to PV solar or similar uses LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries. The reason for this is obvious: they got a very practical charge "read more These days just about any battery storage solution connected…...

3+ mon, 18+ min ago   (560+ words) Having a gadget's battery nestled snugly within the bowels of a device has certain advantages. It finally solves the "no batteries included' problem, and there is no more juggling of AA or AAA cells, nor their respective chargers. Instead each…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (467+ words) Bismuth is known for a few things: its low melting point, high density, and psychedelic hopper crystals. A literal deep-dive into any molten metal would be a terrible idea, regardless "read more Bismuth is known for a few things: its…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (240+ words) We have all no doubt at some point released the magic smoke from a piece of electronics, it's part of what we do. But sometimes it's a piece of electronics "read more We have all no doubt at some point…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (807+ words) [A man is shown behind a table, on which a glass apparatus like a distillation apparatus is set, with outlets leading into a large container in the center of the table, and from there to a pump.]If you need…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (151+ words) [A piece of perovskite crystal]A new kind of "camera" is poking at the invisible world of the human body " and it"s made from the same weird crystals that once shook up solar energy. "read more [A piece of…...