Monthly Archives: February 2026
Coil-on-Plug: The Death of Spark Plug Wires
February 23, 2026
— If you’ve ever chased a misfire on an older car, you know the drill: check the spark plug wires. Cracked insulation? Corroded terminals? Wire too close to a hot exhaust manifold? Those rubber-coated high-voltage cables were a constant source of problems. Modern cars have mostly eliminated them. The technology is called Coil-on-Plug (COP), and
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AI-Designed Proteins: When Algorithms Learn to Fight Cancer
February 16, 2026
— What if you could design a protein from scratch – one that doesn’t exist in nature – specifically engineered to hunt down cancer cells? That’s not science fiction anymore. That’s what’s happening right now at the University of Washington. — The Baker Lab Revolution Professor David Baker won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Taking Back Your Tech: The Fight for Device Ownership
February 9, 2026
— You bought it. You own it. Right? Not so fast. That garage door opener? The manufacturer can brick your smart home integration whenever they want. Your Nest thermostat? Google decides what features you get – and when they disappear. That video game you paid $60 for? The publisher can kill the servers and your
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Join Us Every Week: Anchorage Makerspace New Event Lineup
February 8, 2026
Z Anti-Aliasing: The Clever Slicer Trick That Makes 3D Prints Smoother
February 8, 2026
You know that stair-stepping effect on your 3D prints? The one that makes sloped surfaces feel like tiny staircases under your fingertip? There’s a new technique that dramatically reduces it – and it doesn’t require any hardware modifications. It’s called Z Anti-Aliasing (ZAA), and it’s basically the 3D printing equivalent of the anti-aliasing you know
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