Normally you can’t read out the One Time Programming (OTP) memory in Microchip’s PIC MCUs that have code protection enabled, ...

Many people who get analog electronics still struggle a bit to design oscillators. Even common simulators often need a trick ...

Bees are incredible insects that live and die for their hive, producing rich honey in complicated hive structures. The ...

Over the course of evolution microorganisms have evolved pathways to break down many materials. The challenge with the many ...

The Rigol oscilloscopes have a long history of modifications and hacks, and this latest from [Matthias] is an impressive ...

Humans have forever been using all manner of techniques to better secure the food we need to sustain our lives. The practice ...

Some people slander retrocomputing as an old man’s game, just because most of those involved are more ancient than the hardware they’re playing with. But there are veritable children ...

From the very dawn of the personal computing era, the PC and Apple platforms have gone very different ways. IBM compatibles surged in popularity, while Apple was able to more closely guard the ...

If you need to cool something, the gold standard is using a gas compressor arrangement. Of course, there are definite downsides to that, like weight, power consumption, and vibrations. There are ...

In the comments of a recent article, the question came up as to where to find projects from the really smart kids the ...

If you have any empathy at all for those of us in the journalistic profession, have some pity for the poor editor at the ...

Yes, you read that right– not benchy, but beanie, as in the hat. A toque, for those of us under the Maple Leaf. It’s not 3D printed, either, except perhaps by the loosest definition of the word: it is ...