Year: 2015

DIY Open Source Reflow Oven

DIY Open Source Reflow Oven

Peter Easton and Gary Tietz are both semi-retired engineers, but still enjoy tinkering with software and hardware projects in their spare time. Together they set out to solve a big challenge for those designing small form factor electronics boards: soldering surface mount components. Soldering Techniques There are two basic approaches to soldering components on a […]

Recipe: Ridiculously Tall Raspberry-Glazed Bubble Cake

Recipe: Ridiculously Tall Raspberry-Glazed Bubble Cake

Sometimes, you’re celebrating an occasion so delightful that only the most ridiculous layer cake will do. On those days, you obviously need a raspberry-glazed bubble cake! Turn your gigantic pink cake dreams into a delicious, delicious reality with this raspberry-glazed bubble cake recipe from the magical dessert fairies over at Poppytalk! Because, if you’re going […]

New Hardware Accelerator Bridges Gap from SF to Shenzhen

New Hardware Accelerator Bridges Gap from SF to Shenzhen

Highway1, the two year oldย accelerator from Ireland-based manufacturing solutions company PCH International, has expanded its operations at aย new San Francisco California location, upping its startupย enrollment cap from 12 to 19. What used to be a marijuana growing operation โ€” yes, really โ€” in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco is now home of theย hardware […]

This Week in 3D Printing: Food, Fashion, and Carbon3D’s Funding

This Week in 3D Printing: Food, Fashion, and Carbon3D’s Funding

$10M to Carbon3D Last week, we featured a University of Buffalo student who printed a 40ร—40ร—100mm Eiffel Towerย in just over 12 minutes. That same day, VentureBeat reported that Carbon3D โ€” another startup working on speedier 3D printing โ€” received $10M from Autodesk’s 3D printing fund. Carbon3D calls the technology Continuous Liquid Interface Production, and claims […]

Cheap, Safe, and Fast-Charging: Stanford Reveals Aluminum-Ion Battery Prototype

Cheap, Safe, and Fast-Charging: Stanford Reveals Aluminum-Ion Battery Prototype

Scientists at Stanford University announced a breakthrough in creating a bendable aluminum battery last week, unveiling a new prototype that could change the face of both hobbyistย and professional hardware development. The newย battery charges rapidly,ย canย withstand over 7,500 charging cycles without aย drop in capacity, and can generate two volts of electricityโ€”stats that represent a step forward compared […]