Electronics Design

Envisioning rotating spherical droplets of tin

When talking about the ASML EUV light source, John Larkin talked about envisioning spherical balls of molten tin in a h...

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posted by bill.sloman

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AI-powered spectrometer chip shrinks lab technology to the size of a grain of sand

From: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260525000501.htmAI-powered spectrometer chip shrinks lab technology...

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posted by alien

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Scientists create minus 122 degrees C superconducttor

From: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023220.htmScientists break 30-year superconductivity record a...

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posted by alien

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Bogus IP protection (?)

I rescue/repair/reuse/repurpose, a lot of kit. Many small appliances have external power adapter. And, those adapters o...

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posted by blockedofcourse

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Solderless breadboard capacitance

I've seen the capacitance between adjacent contacts of solderless breadboards, so loved by people tinkering with micro-...

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posted by jeroen

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Re: shipping to europe

> On Wed, 27 May 2026 19:00:38 +0200, "Carlos E.R." > > >>> >>>> > I know european manufacturers that buy CE stickers i...

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posted by bill.sloman

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Operating systems age control

California moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems t...

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posted by alien

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Measuring signals smaller than 1 zeptojoule

From: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260520093654.htm New quantum sensor could count individual photons...

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posted by alien

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Windows Drivers

I'm DLing drivers for another box and actually *noticing* how big the damn files are! E.g., 310MB for a "Wireless 1704...

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posted by blockedofcourse

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Re: Am observing significant drop in postings on Usenet?

On Sun, 24 May 2026 15:02:30 GMT, Jan Panteltje snipped-for-privacy@comet.invalid wrote: >Is the war house ape killing i...

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posted by sunaecoNoChoppedPork

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A danger to low orbit satellites

From: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260521072359.htm Scientists discover towering red auroras reaching...

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posted by alien

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power pours

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/oqa4fbi51ri5o9xq1qdl2/R577_Z3.jpg?rlkey=mt7yxf5lf7r7wdttc1ekkbwuy&raw=1...

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posted by jl

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Alex Lidow: Inventor of the Power MOSFET

Squeaky D. talks to Alex Lidow of EPC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhGLJhfbdSk

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posted by sunaecoNoChoppedPork

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Scientists just unlocked a cheaper way to make clean hydrogen fuel

From: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260517211437.htm Scientists just unlocked a cheaper way to make cle...

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posted by alien

10 comments posted 2mos posted by alien

Ultra pure near IR LEDs with low power use

From: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260518011222.htm The “impossible” LED that could change everything...

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