We’ve used a lot of tools to drill circuit boards — power drills, power drills in “drill press stands”, and high-speed rotary tools — but when we started doing projects on a schedule ...

The flight simulated ‘contested logistics operations’ where a ground crew hooked up a sling load to the helicopter remotely controlled through the MATRIX ...

He ended up building his own magnetic rotary encoder which is shown above. At the heart of the system is an AS5043 magnetic rotary sensor. The chip, which runs from $6.50-$11, can detect and ...

When the wheel reaches the correct position a spring-loaded ball bearing or piece of spring steel pressing against the wheel presses into the groove holding it into place. Mechanical life represents ...

He also developed models for the flow of fine and cohesive powders under differential air pressure with applications to die-fill on rotary tablet presses. He established methods for characterizing the ...

The electric rotary multitool has become a staple of most DIY garages, thanks to its ability to cut, grind, brush, drill, clean and sand without the need to use a cumbersome drill. Cordless ...

Resupply like Call of Duty? Not yet - only one planned for now The US military is betting the Black Hawk helicopter of the ...

Learn more› By Roderick Scott, Dave Gershgorn and Nick Guy Apple just announced its new $500 iPad mini tablet. We plan to ... should be based on how hard you press, which is a pivotal feature ...

Learn more› By Roderick Scott and Ryan Whitwam Amazon just announced its new $100 Fire HD 8 tablet and will discontinue the budget pick we currently recommend. We plan to test it soon ...

There's a hybrid system borrowed from Toyota, plus a copycat "strong hybrid" setup to come from within Mazda eventually, maybe with rotary engine power. In the U.S. and Japan, where Mazda has ...

The Rotary Club of Bettendorf is holding its fourth annual Rotary Blanket Drive from November 1 – December 20th. Last year’s drive collected over 4,000 blankets, which were distributed to nonprofit ...

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