- A Look At The Small Web, Part 1
In the early 1990s I was privileged enough to be immersed in the world of technology during the exciting period that gave birth to the World Wide Web, and I …read more
- Shedding New Light on the Voynich Manuscript With Multispectral Imaging
The Voynich Manuscript is a medieval codex written in an unknown alphabet and is replete with fantastic illustrations as unusual and bizarre as they are esoteric. It has captured interest …read more
- Slim Tactile Switches Save Classic TI Calculator with a Bad Keypad
For vintage calculator fans, nothing strikes more fear than knowing that someday their precious and irreplaceable daily driver will become a museum piece to be looked at and admired — …read more
- Hard Lessons Learned While Building a Solar RC Plane
Although not the first to try and build a DIY solar-powered remote control airplane, [ProjectAir]’s recent attempt is the most significant one in recent memory. It follows [rctestflight]’s multi-year saga …read more
- DOOM on a Volumetric Display
There’s something magical about volumetric displays. They really need to be perceived in person, and no amount of static or video photography will ever do them justice. [AncientJames] has built …read more
- PC Floppy Copy Protection: Softguard Superlok
Many have sought the holy grail of making commercial media both readable and copy-proof, especially once everyone began to copy those floppies. One of these attempts to make floppies copy-proof …read more
- This Tiny Steam Engine Takes a Watchmaker’s Skill to Build
When your steam engine build requires multiple microscopes, including those of the scanning electron variety, you know you’re building something really, really tiny. All of the usual tiny superlatives and …read more
- A Look At The Small Web, Part 1
In the early 1990s I was privileged enough to be immersed in the world of technology during the exciting period that gave birth to the World Wide Web, and I …read more
- Shedding New Light on the Voynich Manuscript With Multispectral Imaging
The Voynich Manuscript is a medieval codex written in an unknown alphabet and is replete with fantastic illustrations as unusual and bizarre as they are esoteric. It has captured interest …read more
- Slim Tactile Switches Save Classic TI Calculator with a Bad Keypad
For vintage calculator fans, nothing strikes more fear than knowing that someday their precious and irreplaceable daily driver will become a museum piece to be looked at and admired — …read more
- Hard Lessons Learned While Building a Solar RC Plane
Although not the first to try and build a DIY solar-powered remote control airplane, [ProjectAir]’s recent attempt is the most significant one in recent memory. It follows [rctestflight]’s multi-year saga …read more
- DOOM on a Volumetric Display
There’s something magical about volumetric displays. They really need to be perceived in person, and no amount of static or video photography will ever do them justice. [AncientJames] has built …read more
- PC Floppy Copy Protection: Softguard Superlok
Many have sought the holy grail of making commercial media both readable and copy-proof, especially once everyone began to copy those floppies. One of these attempts to make floppies copy-proof …read more
- This Tiny Steam Engine Takes a Watchmaker’s Skill to Build
When your steam engine build requires multiple microscopes, including those of the scanning electron variety, you know you’re building something really, really tiny. All of the usual tiny superlatives and …read more