Recent content by Fieras

Since these diodes are some type of multimode, can anyone test if the polarization of the light from these diodes is random or uniform? It might impact the plans of anyone planing to use these for a white laser, since if its random they'd have to use a dichro and not a PBS cube at that stage of...

I have an uncle who used to believe the small, fuel efficient Japanese car he bought back in the 80's got over 100 mpg. No one ever told him that his coworkers were messing with him and adding a half gallon of gas to his car every day. It would be funny if this were somehow the same kind of...

I saw an interesting video today about new software that could replace graphics card hardware if what the inventor claims is true. YouTube - Unlimited Detail Technology

C-W multipliers double the voltage at each "step" in the ladder. They also cut the current in half at each one. Since nothing is perfectly efficient, you lose a little extra current in the components and wiring as heat. These losses are usually very small though.

Chuck Norris knows all the ways a person can die. This served him well when he was performing autopsies as the chief medical examiner of New York. In the 1920s

The National Ignition Facility in Livermore, CA has three directives: -To research inertial confinment fusion as a sustainable energy source -To maintain the saftey and reliability of the nations nuclear arsenal without full scale testing, -And to simulate the conditions Chuck Norris creates...

Hemlock Mike might be the sherriff who enforces Ohm's Law. ;)

Ender's Game/Ender's Shadow series by Orson Scott Card, Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, the Shannara series and Word/Void trilogy by Terry Brooks, anything from the Known Space(Ringworld) series by Larry Niven. Starwars books are good too.

"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." - Kurt Vonnegut

Niko asked for a laser power meter for christmas that could display power in either watts or CNRhKs. He recieved a letter stating all attempts at calibration using a known 1 CNRhK source had resulted in the total destruction of the LPM, and often, the lab it was being tested in.

There are standard drill bits that make holes to fit aixiz modules. I dont remember what number or letter drill I used, but a comprehensive non metric drill index should have them. I used a micrometer to measure the module and different drills until I found a close match, which ended up being a...

I've had a hard time finding any kind of datasheet on these. One thing to keep in mind is that there are three or four different versions of these glasses, and not all of them are designed to provide laser protection. The S-2 (green) protects against two types of lasers, and the S-3 (brown)...