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Escape Proprietary Smart Home Tech With This DIY Panel

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Over the last few years, I’ve added a fair amount of smart-home technology to my house. All this technology is coordinated through a hub, which I originally accessed through a conventional browser-based interface. This handles wireless connections with my sensors, appliances, and other devices.

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A DIY Tracker Tough Enough for the Arctic

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So, I set about building an open-source ice tracker from DIY components that not only proved to be much, much cheaper but also much more capable than the commercial options. With no guarantees on how long any given instrument might last, you have to deploy a lot of them to get the data you need.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

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Terrafirma Technology , a company started by an engineer named Michael House who has gone into business supplying 3D-printed adapters to people who want to repurpose lithium-ion power-tool batteries. It would have been possible to have such information displayed on a smartphone, using a. Bluetooth module plugged into the ESC.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

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Terrafirma Technology , a company started by an engineer named Michael House who has gone into business supplying 3D-printed adapters to people who want to repurpose lithium-ion power-tool batteries. It would have been possible to have such information displayed on a smartphone, using a. Bluetooth module plugged into the ESC.

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Ukrainian Volunteers Use 3D Printers to Save Lives

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First, the 3D-printing facilities and services available in Ukraine usually use fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D-printing technology, which often results in components with poor performance and less than optimal survivability in wartime. Personal connections are one of my primary sources of information about what is happening in Ukraine.

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Where the President-Elect Candidates Stand on Key Issues

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The candidates were asked about their plans for increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion at IEEE; expanding science, technology, engineering, and math education programs; and ways to attract and retain members. At Maker Faire conventions, people engage in hands-on DIY and STEM activities.

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Ford unveils Maverick compact hybrid pickup truck starting at less than $20K

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Maverick has standard FordPass Connect with embedded modem and Wi-Fi for up to 10 devices, while standard FordPass makes it easy to find the truck, check fuel level, lock and unlock the doors, and start or turn off the vehicle—all from a phone. The whole bed is a DIY fan’s paradise.

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