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C64 Cartridge on a Stripboard

“In this article I’ll explain how to make a self-booting cartridge for the Commodore 64 using an 8-bit microcontroller on a stripboard. Background People ask me why the Commodordion boots from a tape drive emulator, which takes a couple …

CERN tech to help investigate the dark universe

“ESA’s recently launched Euclid telescope will rely on CERN software and computing infrastructure to help it map the effects of dark matter and dark energy on the Universe Today, at exactly 17.11 CEST, the European Space Agency’s …

Chemists discover why photosynthetic light-harvesting is so efficient

“The disorganized arrangement of the proteins in light-harvesting complexes is the key to their extreme efficiency. When photosynthetic cells absorb light from the sun, packets of energy called photons leap between a series of light-harvesting proteins until they reach the …

CPU clock module (with single step)

“Simplified version of Ben Eater’s breadboard clock with chip count reduced from 6 to 3. I use this clock with my 6502 and Z80 projects. Simplified version of Ben Eater’s Clock Module For experimenting with retro CPUs like …

ESA’s Euclid Mission Launches to Explore ‘Dark Universe’

“NASA is contributing to the European Space Agency mission, which will complement dark energy studies by the agency’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The ESA (European Space Agency) Euclid spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station …

First Direct Visualization of a Zero-Field Pair Density Wave

“Tunneling spectroscopy uncovers the clearest proof yet that this exotic superconducting state of matter exists without a magnetic field in an iron-based superconductor. In the field of superconductivity—the phenomenon in which electrons can flow through a material with essentially …

Hardware CI Arena

“We develop Electric UI with standardised hardware targets to iterate quickly with common ‘known good’ hardware. During testing on some internal projects, we would occasionally discover differences in device discovery behaviour, connection reliability, and even found a few minor bugs …

Homegrown research team to put plants on the Moon

“A bold plan to grow seedlings on the Moon by 2026 has been funded by the Australian Government, in what could reveal a greater understanding of horticulture in extreme environments. The Australian Lunar Experiment Promoting Horticulture (ALEPH) project led by …

How to Make a Raspberry Pi Pico Bluetooth Control Car

“A Raspberry Pi Pico Project. In this project, we will utilize a Bluetooth module receiver to receive commands from mobile. Based on the received commands, the car will perform corresponding actions. For instance, pressing the forward button on the mobile …

Mathematicians solve long-known problem

“Making history with 42 digits: Scientists at Paderborn University and KU Leuven have unlocked a decades-old mystery of mathematics with the so-called ninth Dedekind number. Experts worldwide have been searching for the value since 1991. The Paderborn scientists arrived at …