We received a large box of computer parts, including a processor and a spinning hard drive, which we cut using a 60,000 PSI waterjet. We created a classic batarang cut from the AMD CPU, utilizing the ...

Building a functioning 16-bit processor or CPU inside Microsoft Excel, with its own memory, output, and custom assembly language, is an impressive - if not entirely useful - feat. This is because ...

Upon further inspection, I noticed that the CPU fan connector had come loose. I only tried to boot the PC once or twice while it was disconnected, so I don't *think* I did any permanent ...

At some point, everyone learns that a CPU has a variable number of cores inside, and that number influences its performance. The next natural impulse is to find out how many cores your CPU has. The ...

Fire up the 2013 remix of the Eagles "Desperado". Listen to the beat: That's 60 beats per minute, or to an engineer, 1 Hertz (Hz). Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" is around twice that. It sounds fast, but ...