Hackaday

A Look Inside A 1997 BBC Ceefax Generator

Ceefax was the BBC’s broadcast teletext service that ran until 2012, providing text and rudimentary graphics that were ...
IGN

Save 45% Off the Fanttik A10 Pro, a 2-in-1 Tape and Laser Measure That Digitally Displays Your Distance

$49.99 at Amazon Use code 'AKJL8MH3' The Fanttik A10 combines a 10ft long physical tape measure and a 165ft laser measuring tool in a single device. That way you can use the tape measure for short ...
Fast Company

How the U.S. military is preparing for laser attacks on drones

This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. The NPS study—which draws on a comprehensive 2020 NPS ...
WBAL-TV

Quiz: Would you pass the updated U.S. citizenship test?

Could you pass America's new citizenship test? The rules just changed and it's tougher than ever. In an executive order, President Donald Trump declared that the privilege of United States citizenship ...
Hosted on MSN

Drip tape leak test

Testing drip irrigation tape and flagging leaks in the field, highlighting water management, maintenance, and efficient farm irrigation practices. Alzheimer’s study finds link between breakfast staple ...
Time

‘Learning Recession’: Why Student Test Scores Have Seen a Decade-Long Decline Across the U.S.

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Inc

The Pentagon Wants Lots of Laser Weapons. Here’s What U.S. Companies Need to Actually Produce Them

Inc. is republishing this story with permission. The original article first appeared in the Laser Wars newsletter, which focuses on military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. The ...
Popular Mechanics

The U.S. Navy Rebooted a ‘Lethal’ Laser Weapon—And It Can Decimate Drone Swarms

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The U.S. Navy recently rebooted the SSL-TM, a 150-kilowatt laser weapon aboard the USS Portland. This returned effort could signify just how valuable ...
SpaceNews

Space Force taps K2 satellites to test laser communications for missile-defense

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force plans to use satellites built by K2 Space to test a critical but unresolved piece of future missile-defense systems: how to move large volumes of data quickly between ...
The New York Times

U.S. Government Will Stop Paying for Test Strips to Detect Deadly Drugs

In a letter to states and other grant recipients, the Trump administration says the strips encourage drug use. By Jan Hoffman A simple strip of treated paper that can swiftly signal whether a street ...
Military Times

The US military wants a fleet of missile-killing laser drones

Artist’s rendering of an MQ-9B SkyGuardian drone disabling several attack drones with an integrated laser weapon pod. (General Atomics) Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a ...