Data centers face a conundrum: how to power increasingly dense server racks using equipment that relies on century-old technology. Traditional transformers are bulky and hot, but a new generation of ...

A lot of making goes on in this community these days, but sometimes you’ve just gotta do some old fashioned hacking. You might have grabbed an old Speak and Spell that you want to repurpose ...

Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools.

Color gradient filament is fun stuff to play with. It lets you make 3D prints that slowly fade from one color to another along the Z-axis. [David Gozzard] wanted to do some printing with this effect, ...

On a good day, you probably fart between 8 and 14 times, but up to 25 times is within the normal range. It’s something we all do to clear the excess air swirling around our insides. But sometimes, ...

Creating a Bitcoin wallet is as easy as installing an app on your mobile device or laptop/desktop. When you install the app, your Bitcoin wallet is automatically created. You can then receive bitcoin ...

Preparing for a crisis takes the same level of precision as an actor getting ready for the Oscars. While most people assume a few cases of bottled water are enough when disaster strikes, anyone who ...

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