Technology
Just released the second What The Tech?! for this month. Coming up next month is: Steam Engines, Barcodes & Biometric Security.
In this historical hack, we look at the 2014 Heartbleed incident.
https://www.bulbapp.io/p/90b51688-8472-4903-8a80-5d36735755af/historical-hacks-heartbleed-2014
Remember that time the Americans launched a satellite with a film canister that would be recovered by aircraft?
If you don’t, you should read about it in the latest Exploring Espionage article.
https://investigator515.substack.com/p/exploring-espionage-the-corona-keyhole
In the latest What The Tech?!, we explore the history of the Microscope.
https://www.bulbapp.io/p/ef90f1ce-1dbd-4867-befd-63ce5a841ede/what-the-tech-microscopes?s_id=da4da22b-44ab-4c18-9071-89ab5b55ff11
Some interesting nuggets in the latest Telegram wrap
https://www.bulbapp.io/p/b36bc98d-2ea7-42f8-a27f-425a28615958/the-telegram-wrap-glonass-modules-orlan-elint-the-silvus-antenna
CNG Adoption and Future Outlook
Many countries are pushing for the adoption of CNG-powered vehicles to reduce oil dependency and curb pollution. For instance, India has been a significant adopter of CNG, especially in metropolitan areas like Delhi, where CNG is used in public transportation, including buses and taxis.
Explore the history of the Raspberry P in the first What The Tech?! piece for 2025. Happy new year!
https://www.bulbapp.io/p/96148ff9-87b7-48dd-990d-741314e92080/what-the-tech-raspberry-pi?s_id=c8386af8-85e2-4a96-8aff-d7743f5d0372
China aims to start commercializing 6G technology by 2030 and expects that the standard-setting for the technology will be achieved by 2025.
Using the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 and some custom code, feature writer Simon builds a custom, software-defined radio system.
https://medium.com/radio-hackers/python-radio-51-a-peek-under-the-covers-179f4d3e5bcf