Libre Space Foundation Aims To Improve Satellite Tech

There’s no shortage of movies, TV shows, and books that show a dystopian future with corporations run amok in outer space with little or no effective oversight. Dune, The Expanse, and The Dis…

Miss Universe: Model mit 81 Jahren

Choi Soon Hwa trat im Wettbewerb zur Miss Universe Südkorea gegen 31 Frauen an. Am Ende gewann die 22-jährige Modestudentin Han Ariel.

Misleading GPS, Philosophy Of Maps, And You

The oft-quoted saying “all models are wrong, but some are useful” is a tounge-in-cheek way of saying that at some level, tools we use to predict how the world behaves will differ from r…

Building AI Models To Diagnose HVAC Issues

HVAC – heating, ventilation, and air conditioning – can account for a huge amount of energy usage of a building, whether it’s residential or industrial. Often it’s the major…

OSHW Model Rocket Kit Embraces The Hexagon

If you’ve ever built a model rocket, you’ll know there’s not a whole lot to them. Essentially it’s a cardboard tube, a plastic nosecone, some fins, and a little clip that wi…

Model Bella Hadid verklagt Adidas: Gefeiert und gecancelt

Supermodel Bella Hadid verklagt den deutschen Sportkonzern Adidas. Sie wirft ihm vor, am PR-Desaster um einen Retro-Sneaker und sie schuld zu sein.

Hackable Ham Radio Gives Up Its Mechanical Secrets

Reverse-engineered schematics are de rigeur around these parts, largely because they’re often the key to very cool hardware hacks. We don’t get to see many mechanical reverse-engineerin…

Opposing Both Israeli and Hamas Killing Is a Model for All Wars - World BEYOND War

If we can outgrow war accidentally or because social media shows us what we always knew it looked like, I'm all for it. But we may have to add in some thoughtful intention too. #WorldBEYONDWar

Modeling Home Heating Systems With Circuit Simulation Software

Electricity flow is generally invisible, silent, and not something that most humans want to touch, so understanding how charge moves around can be fairly unintuitive at first. There are plenty of a…

Berlin Fashion Week im Juli: Die mageren Jahre sind vorbei

Am Montag startet die Berliner Fashion Week – sie ist international kaum angesehen. Der Senat versucht, den Standort durch Fördermittel zu stärken.

Modemagazin „Vogue“ will politisch sein: Welt verbessern im Prada-Kleid

Die deutsche „Vogue“ hat sich politisiert. Auch, weil die Werbewelt von Diversität profitieren will. Margot Friedländer auf dem Cover passt dazu.

RC Batwing Actually Flies

Batman is a compelling superhero for enough reasons that he’s been a cultural force for the better part of a century. His story has complex characters, interesting explorations of morality, i…

An Enigma Machine Built In Meccano

As far as model construction sets go, LEGO is by far the most popular brand for building not only pre-planned models but whatever the builder can imagine. There are a few others out there though, s…