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Visualizing pool ball collisions in Python with spring mechanics

Learn how to simulate and visualize pool ball collisions using Python and spring mechanics! This video walks you through the physics behind elastic collisions, momentum transfer, and how springs can ...
Hackaday

Real-Time 3D Room Mapping With ESP32, VL53L5CX Sensor And IMU

ST’s VL53L5CX is a very small 8×8 grid ranging sensor that can perform distance measurements at a distance of up to 4 meters. In a recent video,[Henrique Ferrolho] demonstrated that ...
Hackaday

Reverse Engineering A Dash Robot With Ghidra

One of the joys of browsing secondhand shops is the possibility of finding old, perhaps restorable or hackable, electronics ...
CNX Software

Mimiclaw is an OpenClaw-like AI assistant for ESP32-S3 boards

MimiClaw is an OpenClaw-inspired AI assistant designed for ESP32-S3 boards, which acts as a gateway between the Telegram ...
Dot Physics on MSN

Learn momentum conservation with a Python elastic collision model

Learn momentum conservation by building a Python model of elastic collisions! This tutorial guides you step-by-step through simulating elastic collisions, analyzing momentum transfer, and visualizing ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Storm chaser captures rare red sprites across Kimberley sky

A fleeting burst of red light high above a Kimberley storm, in Western Australia's far north, has been caught on camera by a storm-chasing photographer. The eruption of red, luminous sparks is known ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Mysterious ‘Red Sprite’ Appears in NASA Astronaut Photo From the Space Station. What Is This Strange Electrical Flare?

A NASA astronaut captured this odd weather phenomenon, called a red sprite, from the International Space Station. Nichole Ayers A NASA astronaut captured an image of a giant “red sprite” from space ...
USA Today

NASA astronaut captures rare phenomenon from 250 miles above Earth: See photo of 'sprite'

Sprites are what scientists refer to as transient luminous events (TLEs) that happen above the clouds during periods of intense electrical activity, like lightning. Ayers, who is quite the astral ...
Space.com

ISS astronaut captures a rare phenomenon from orbit — a giant 'sprite' above a thunderstorm

Sprites have been known to form above intense thunderstorms. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest ...
Newsweek

ISS Astronauts Look Out Over the US—Can’t Believe What They See

A picture snapped from the International Space Station (ISS) by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has captured a lesser-seen view of an extraordinary atmospheric phenomenon known as a red sprite. The photo ...
Digital Trends

ISS astronaut shares astonishing shot of a storm-generated sprite

“Just. Wow.” So said NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers as she caught sight of a phenomenon known as a sprite from the International Space Station (ISS) 250 miles above Earth. Ayers shared an image on her X ...