Elon Musk’s plans refer to an idea conceived in the 1960s. What is the Kardashev scale?

A Soviet astronomer in the 1960s proposed a scale to classify hypothetical alien civilizations. Here’s why the framework is ...

Orient Aero O2 BLDC fan review: The fan that's trying to change what a ceiling fan can do

The Orient Aero O2 is more than a BLDC ceiling fan. After using it, here's how its cooling, efficiency and air-quality ...
Electronic Design

AMD Moves from HBM to LPDDR5X with New Memory-on-Package SoC

The company is replacing hard-to-find high bandwidth memory (HBM) with LPDDR5X in its latest Versal processor.

Copper Mountain Technologies Launches Affordable 4-Port VNA, Making Multi-Port RF Testing More Accessible for Production Environments

Designed for demanding RF and microwave applications, the new 4-port VNA delivers full matrix characterization, providing ...
Electronic Design

AI Plays Guitar Hero in Real-Time

Many years ago, I worked on Burroughs B6700s and IBM 360s that had massive light panels with hundreds of switches tied to the ...