VPNs, or virtual private networks, are among the best tools for protecting yourself online. They help keep your browsing anonymous, secure your data from prying eyes, and block invasive trackers from following your activity. On…
Engineering students rarely work in one place. They bounce between lectures, labs, and libraries. That means your laptop has to be lightweight, long-lasting, and ready for heavy workloads. The options below balance portability with the…
Paper as a substrate for electronic circuits is not very common, but promising for flexible circuits with low cost and easy recyclability. That said, paper is not an easy material to work with when printing…
These days, millions of us have smart devices strapped to our wrists, fingers and arms, measuring our metrics and building a picture of the “quantified self” to make us healthier, more active and better prepared…
Recently, I had the chance to attend High End Vienna, where I bore witness to an incredible array of audio gear. Whether it was new flagship loudspeakers from Bowers & Wilkins, futuristic looking headphones, or…
After falling in love with Disneyland Handcrafted, I was excited to dive into the studio’s latest documentary movie, Disney Worldbuilders. Directed by Leslie Iwerks, the new movie has a tiny runtime of 58 minutes and…
Voyager drone boats tracked smugglers before US Navy forces intercepted the shipment Autonomous vessels helped seize cocaine worth more than $81 million offshore Electric-powered drone boats can patrol continuously for more than 100 days Unmanned…
I’ve always been a fan of premium formats at the cinema, and thanks to the combination of a large screen, rich visuals, and sound that really packs a punch, Dolby Cinema has long been my…
XRPL has released version 3.3.0, which takes another step toward becoming infrastructure for institutional tokenization. It introduces several proposed amendments focused on privacy, payments, and managing real-world assets (RWAs). Confidential Transfers Perhaps the most significant…
Avian Visitors is a lovely project by [Teddy Warner] that uses a Raspberry Pi and microphone to keep track of which birds have been visiting your home, and creates a colorful illustration of recent visitors…
