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Teaching Robots Workplace Etiquette

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Fernando Gomes

Most often, humans and robots do not have to work directly together, instead working on different parts in a production pipeline or with the robot performing tasks instead of a human. In such cases any human-robot interaction (HRI) will be superficial. Yet what if humans and robots have to work …read more

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Empanada Becomes Impractical, Delicious Synth

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Fernando Gomes

Vegemite is an Australian staple – a rich, protein-filled sandwich spread with a strong salty flavor. It serves as a great way to add a little umami to any dish, which is the hottest open secret in Australian cuisine this decade. It also works as a servicable conductive paint, which …read more

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Professional Ventilator Design Open Sourced Today by Medtronic

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Fernando Gomes

Medical device company Medtronic released designs for one of their ventilators to open source for use in the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a laudable action, and there is plenty to glean from the specs (notable is that the planned release is incomplete as of this writing, so more info is …read more

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Poor Maintenance Could have Led to Fatal B-17 Crash

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Fernando Gomes

In October the Nine-O-Nine, a fully restored Boeing B-17G bomber owned and operated by the Collings Foundation, crashed with thirteen people on board. After landing hard and skidding into the de-icing tanks at the Bradley International Airport, all but the tail and port wing of the 74 year old …read more

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NASA Spinoff Prints Electronics

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Fernando Gomes

NASA says that Electronic Alchemy’s eForge 3D printer is another space program spinoff. The printer looks a lot like a conventional 3D printer but unlike its mundane cousin it can print sensors, lights, and other electronic components. It does that by using one of six or eight different materials.

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MIT Ventilator Designed with Common Manual Resuscitator; Submitted for FDA Testing

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Fernando Gomes

In many parts of the world the COVID-19 pandemic is causing shortages in hospital space, staff, medical supplies, and equipment. Severe cases may require breathing support, but there are only so many ventilators available. With that in mind, MIT is working on FDA approval of an emergency ventilator system (E-Vent). …read more

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GitHub On The Go

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Fernando Gomes

It is hard to find anyone that does any kind of software development that doesn’t have some interaction with GitHub. Even if you don’t host your own projects there, there are so many things to study and borrow on the site, that it is nearly ubiquitous. However, when you’ve needed …read more

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Hybrid Supercapacitors are — well — Super

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Fernando Gomes

Kurt.energy is promoting a new line of hybrid supercapacitors. By itself, that wouldn’t be very newsworthy, but the company claims these graphene-based supercapacitors merge the best features of both supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries. Based on technology from a company called Shenzhen Toomen New Energy, the capacitors are optimized for either …read more

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Welcome To The Open Hardware (Virtual) Summit

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Fernando Gomes

Readers are no doubt aware of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it’s having on many public gatherings. Some events have been curtailed, while others have been cancelled outright. Among the events impacted is the Open Hardware Summit, which was set to kick off this Friday in New York. But …read more

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Using IR LEDs To Hide In Plain Sight

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Fernando Gomes

Getting by without falling under the gaze of surveillance cameras doesn’t seem possible nowadays – from malls to street corners, it’s getting more common for organizations to use surveillance cameras to keep patrons in check. While the freedom of assembly is considered a basic human right in documents such as …read more

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