👨🔧🔬 Behold the dawn of the microwave apocalypse: where your pizza reheater moonlights as a mad scientist slapping circuits onto random objects. 🤖🔧 Because, clearly, what the world needed was a way to turn *everything* into a tangled mess of conductive spaghetti. 🍝✨
https://newatlas.com/electronics/meta-nfc-focused-microwaves-circuits/ #microwaveapocalypse #madscientist #conductiveart #techinnovation #pizzaengineering #HackerNews #ngated
Focused microwaves allow 3D printers to fuse circuits onto almost anything
Engineers at Rice University have cracked one of printed electronics' most stubborn problems: how to cure freshly printed conductive ink without destroying the delicate surface underneath.
🚀 A riveting 992-word ode to taking apart a pizza box with antennas! 🤖 Just when you thought your internet was secure, Elon’s
#satellites are up there playing intergalactic laser tag while you're busy voiding warranties and counting Easter eggs. 🛠️ Congratulations, you've dissected a $500 frisbee! 🎯
https://www.darknavy.org/blog/a_first_glimpse_of_the_starlink_user_ternimal/ #pizzaengineering #internetsecurity #ElonMusk #DIYprojects #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated
A First Glimpse of the Starlink User Ternimal
I think the human race has no future if it doesn’t go to space. —— Stephen Hawking
Starlink is a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet service provided by SpaceX. Users connect to near-Earth orbit satellites through a user terminal, which then connects to the internet via ground gateways.
As the new generation of satellites gradually incorporates laser links, some satellites can communicate with each other via laser. This both reduces reliance on ground stations and improves transmission efficiency, enhancing global coverage.
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