http://kukuruku.co/hub/diy/usb-killer You know that you can mess up computer software and firmware throug USB port. But can USB powered device electrically destroy your PC? The answer seems to be yes after you check this nasty hack. Do not try this at home. Posted from WordPress for Android →
With VR headsets, the problem isn’t putting two displays in front of the user’s eyes. The problem is determining where the user is looking quickly and accurately. Few days ago I saw an interesting Introduction To Valve’s Tracking Hardware article that tells thew basics of ‘Lighthouse’ tracking unit operation: By scanning these IR lasers across →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/geek-life/tools-toys/new-electronics-kitmakers-aim-to-awaken-the-next-generation-of-engineers Posted from WordPress for Android →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/consumer-electronics/portable-devices/a-tunable-liquid-metal-antenna-increases-the-frequency-range-of-communication-devices- Posted from WordPress for Android →
http://www.iflscience.com/technology/revolutionary-silicon-chip-makes-light-work Quite compact beam splitter, but I don’t think this was the first integrated optics beam splitter. So I think this is less revonationary than advertised. Posted from WordPress for Android →
IEEE has an interesting working group and web page called Rebooting Computing. “Rebooting Computing” was coined by IEEE Life Fellow Peter Denning as part of his National Science Foundation-sponsored initiative to revamp computing education. The group will work from a holistic viewpoint, taking into account evolutionary and revolutionary approaches. Why this is important? Computing Needs →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/advanced-cars/automation-in-cars-a-100-billion-market-by-2030 Posted from WordPress for Android →
Funny video: Growing your own SMD components by FemtoCow How to make components for real: Making Microchips at Home – Cooking with Jeri Part1 Making Microchips at Home – Cooking with Jeri Part 2 Homemade Transistor Demonstration Make a Point Contact Transistor at home Homebrew NMOS Transistor Step by Step – So Easy Even →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/devices/five-things-you-might-not-know-about-moores-law Posted from WordPress for Android →
Once the weaklings of the laser world, unable to emit a few milliwatts continuously at room temperature, laser diodes have become workhorses. Today they power the Internet, pump multikilowatt lasers, and weld plastics. There’s a lot of innovation in those tiny chips. Photonic Frontiers: Laser diodes: Looking back/Looking forward: Laser diodes have come a long →