The Large Google Maps Collider

Google maps, the most ubiquitous mapping software, now with its own above ground Large Hadron Collider.

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The Hack Strikes Back: Pennapps XVII

This time around we pursue one of my ideas. Effectively a keyboard with capacitive touch key caps that enable an entire new layer of input and interaction with your computer. We demonstrate this new…

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Hacky Hackin Again: Pennapps XV

Our team wanted to incorporate machine learning and neural networks into our project for our own education. We identified a need for lightweight symmetric key exchange in the ever growing Internet…

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First Hackathon: Pennapps XIV

In my very first hackathon experience our team of physics PhD students mashed together some transparent LCD hardware, a couple of webcams, and some facial recognition software to create a pretty…

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