There are plenty of drones (and other gadgets) you can buy online that use proprietary control protocols. Of course, reverse-engineering one of these protocols is a hacker community classic. Today, ...

If you have a home lab, you probably think first about servers, networking gear, and SBCs. Those are all great tools, but they live mostly in the digital world. A basic Arduino board, like the Uno or ...

Flash Bee is an easy-to-make DIY handheld lightning detector based on an ESP32-C3 board, a round display, and AMS AS3935 ...

OK, so something has gone wrong or is not working how you want it to – and you want to fix it! But before you begin, do restart your computer and see if the problem goes away. The first thing to do is ...

If you’re a diehard fan of the chiptune scene, you’ve probably heard endless beautiful compositions on the Nintendo Game Boy, Commodore 64, and a few phat FM tracks from Segas of years later. What the ...

Welcome to the ME 270 course website for the Spring 2026 term. The material on this site is a complement to the lecture book for the course. And, all material here is accessible without the need to ...

You may have heard that you should try to avoid eating too many simple sugars, but what does that mean? What are simple sugars? Are simple sugars carbohydrates? To answer both questions: simple sugars ...

The Altair 8800 lit the fuse, but Apple's 1977 device made home computing irresistible to the masses. Here's a look back as Apple turns 50. I'm the Executive Editor, Features & Special Projects at ...