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The Hardware Startup Valley of Death — Bolt Blog — Medium

There’s a valley of death for hardware startups. Ironically, it occurs when companies start selling their product. Pre-revenue startups raise money on stories of limitless potential, of rocketship growth and products flying off the shelves. Post-revenue startups don’t have that luxury. They need to tell stories of revenue growth, high margins, and traction. They need

Processing runs on browser

Processing is a flexible free software sketchbook and a language for learning how to code within the context of the visual arts. I have thought that I should test Processing some day because it looks interesting and easy to learn. I finally did sort of testing. Let’s start from basics and history. Processing is an

The poetry of programming | Linda Liukas | TEDxCERN – YouTube

Linda Liukas believes that a movement in technology is already happening and that we need to engage everyone — especially the next generation — to take part. She wants to create a more diverse and colourful world of technology, starting with the poetry of code. The poetry of programming | Linda Liukas | TEDxCERN https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-jRREn6ifEQ

Two new satellites from Finland

According to Space Directory of Finland Finland entered space activities in the mid 1980’s and joined the ESA in 1987. Finnish industry and science have played an important role in many European satellite missions and there are Finnish Companies in Space Technology Industry, but we have not had our own satellite. It seems that in

Friday Fun: Wintergatan Marble Music Machine

Incredible Marble Music Machine is the best description for the band Wintergatan – REAL working mechanical genius. The music you hear is played by using 2000 marbles in Marble Machine built and composed by Martin Molin. Look at the video: The best part for all makers: Wintergatan documented the whole build process in an eight

Finland ranks among the most digital countries in EU

Finland is one of the EU’s most digital countries, according to the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) published by the European Commission. Other top digital performers were Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden. http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/finland-ranks-among-the-most-digital-countries-in-eu/ Posted from WordPress for Android

EUV Lithography’s Prospects Are Brightening – IEEE Spectrum

After a hard slog, extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography seems to be closing in on a long-sought quarry: a light source bright enough to pattern chips cheaply and keep Moore’s Law marching along. The technology, which uses 13.5-nanometer light instead of today’s 193-nanometer light, could—at least in the short term—allow chipmakers to create finer features without