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This New Site

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machine learning , get a tutorial on the topological materials that could disrupt the semiconductor industry ( when will the chip shortage end , anyway?), First, you'll see that clicking on your name in the upper right-hand corner brings up a link to your personal profile page.

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Henry Samueli and the Rise of Digital Broadband

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How a DIY radio kit launched Henry Samuelis career Samuelis path toward becoming one of todays key players in digital communications started 33 years ago, when he was a seventh grader. In the late 70s and early 80s, the defense industry was at its peak, he recalled. It took him nine years of college, a Ph.D. Not that I didnt like TRW.

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Chip Shortage Challenges Maker Manufacturers

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In turn, ideas from the maker community bubble back up into industrial settings, often via engineers seeking quick or inexpensive solutions to problems—consequently both the Raspberry Pi and Arduino lines now feature pro products designed for commercial embedded systems. We've seen profiteering in the part space that is amazing.

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From Cleaning Offices to Designing EV Charging Stations

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He was a DIY enthusiast willing to try his hand at just about anything, from electronics to plumbing. I always knew I wanted to be a specialist: a person that others would go to because they knew something really well,” she says. She says her colleagues jokingly call her a unicorn because women working in the EV industry are so rare.

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Build Your Own Hi-fi Ear Defenders

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There are industrial solutions that pass through sounds in specific frequency ranges, but these are targeted at speech. For years, I have been trying to improve my personal audio-monitoring situation without going to the expense of the systems used by professional touring bands, which include custom-molded earpieces.

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Ukrainian Volunteers Use 3D Printers to Save Lives

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Thanks to these communication systems and volunteer centers, it was possible to supply personal protective equipment (like face shields ) for physicians and social workers. By the beginning of the full-scale war in February, logistics systems for the 3D-printing industry had already been established.

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Tips: How to Make Money from Your Old Car

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With the increasing growth of the used vehicle industry, there’s little indication that consumer appetite for old cars will be quenched any time soon. You don’t need a complete vehicle overhaul as a simple DIY quick fix and cleaning can transform a cheap piece into a priceless collector item. Your old wheels could turn into cash.

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