Registered instrument.rs last night. Not much there yet, but stay tuned!

Spent the last two weeks swapping out the PCB (top right, based on RPi Pico2) and expanding the user workflows of the interface. Firmware on the Pico2 as well as the interfacing software are written in Rust. The actual interface is based on Slint @slint.dev. #Rust #RustEmbedded

Are you still interested in writing drivers for (scientific) instruments in Rust? The second blog post discussing ideas and a first implementation on how to test such drivers is up now! As always, any feedback is more than welcome! #Rust blog.galactic-forensics.space/blog/08-inst...

Do you write/want to write drivers to communicate with (scientific) instruments in Rust? Check out my latest blog post on how to make this hopefully easier in the future. Comments, ideas, etc. are always welcome. blog.galactic-forensics.space/blog/07-inst... #Rust

Just tried out lychee for the first time to check links in a document. What amazing user experience! lychee.cli.rs #Rust #DevTools

Clicking on that green link opens Thunderbird... I'm am kind of tempted to send a message, but what to write?

Even as a die-hard LaTeX user I figured I need to give #Typst a go, especially since the instant preview is amazing when working on presentations. Planning to show off my new slide design at Scientific Computing in Rust - stay tuned :) scientificcomputing.rs/2026/

The Baochip-1x is IR-inspectable. But, how does one read chips, and what does it even mean? Here's a blog post put out by @bunnie.org that helps make sense of the Baochip-1x SRAM macros, and its implications for trusted boot: www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2026/on...

Beautiful 22° halo around the Sun on this nice day near Geneva. Physics is beautiful! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22%C2%B...

The May edition of the Scientific Computing in Rust newsletter is out. Enjoy! scientificcomputing.rs/monthly/2026...

Really enjoyed following the livestreams of #rustweek the last couple of days. There were lots of really great speakers presenting on amazing projects. Michael Winkelmann's talk on microcad.xyz and the live demo was especially fascinating to follow, a really neat project to play with more soon!

Scientific Computing in Rust 2026 is talking place on 8-10 July. This is an annual virtual workshop aimed at anyone using (or interested in using) the Rust programming language in any scientific context. More info, free registration, talk submission, etc at scientificcomputing.rs/2026/.

Final part of my async blog! tweedegolf.nl/en/blog/237/... Last time I shared some tips for improving your async code. Now we look at why the compiler doesn't do it for us. I want to fix it in the compiler, but I need your help! If you can help with funding, reach out to me. Please share :)

Still one of my favorite blog posts out there on maintaining rust crates, updated deps, etc. Finding myself here and there going back to it to remember some details and tools. corrode.dev/blog/long-te...

Star Formation xkcd.com/3222/

The March edition of the scientific computing in Rust newsletter is out. Enjoy! scientificcomputing.rs/monthly/2026...

I finally managed to rewrite the Cherry Ray Tracer GUI using egui, an immediate mode GUI for Rust with WASM support. In addition, I figured out threading in WebAssembly via SharedArrayBuffers, so this thing is now lightning fast. kmdouglass.github.io/cherry #optics #wasm #raytracing

The current FAQ section on rust-embedded.org/faq/ is being worked over and expanded. If you have come across FAQs that are suitable for rust-embedded.org, please consider contributing them (if possible including an answer) to this discussion: github.com/rust-embedde... #EmbeddedRust

Very excited about this board and very much looking forward to getting my hands on a few of them!

If you are looking for a new incubator, look for a model that has the control board **above** the chamber, especially if you work with salt water... Don't get me wrong, I love oxidized firmware #EmbeddedRust, not so much corroded components though.

TFW you start up a $70k controller for a new instrument and it flashes “Windows Embedded Compact 7” at you…

First Scientific Computing in Rust monthly newsletter of 2026 is out. Enjoy! scientificcomputing.rs/monthly/2026...

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

I've been wanting to try and start brain dumping some thoughts on (embedded) rust, how I approach problems, write HAL/device drivers, tools I use, etc. But, I'm terrible at starting to write unless I have specific questions to answer. So: ask me anything re: embedded/rust/hardware!

The #BEASTLab won second place in the departmental holiday decoration contest!

Knowing now what cephalopod math looks like, I wonder what iterators look like in cephalopod Rust... And now I wonder if cephalopod Rust also uses a crab as the mascot... this rabbit hole looks deep! #AdventOfCode

I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape

It's finally December again, day one of Advent of Code 2025 is done. #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/1

It has been out for a bit, but just read this great post on the corrode blog on defensive programming patterns in rust. A great overview, enjoy! corrode.dev/blog/defensi...

It's almost like I was there with them 🥹

It's nearly Christmas and something terrible has happened... www.mscroggs.co.uk/blog/120

A cheat sheet of Cargo plugins to improve your day as a #rustlang developer. More detailed notes and a PDF version is available through the link in the QR code.

When X-rays are incident upon a crystal, some of their energy is reflected from the lattice planes. Certain angles of incidence will lead to the observation of diffraction peaks due to constructive interference between the reflected wavefronts. #optics #microscopy youtu.be/FZ4gilAe7x0

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Fun and interesting article on the history of "deliberately sacrificial conductor[s]" (aka fuses): c.digikey.com/dc/hIEerrlOP... Reminded me of the fuse discussion in episode "How is software safety certified?" of @sdr-podcast.com

Been exploring Jujutsu (github.com/jj-vcs/jj) for my daily usage. See for yourself: Git: 1. I screw up my repo again 2. Go to ohshitgit.com 3. Hopefully find a solution to my problem 4. Run the command that I copy and cross my fingers... Jujutsu: 1. I screw up my repo again 2. `jj undo`

InterpN is Scientific Computing in Rust's crate of the month, and featured in This Week in Rust! Check out the writeup to see how it pulls off an up to 200x speedup over SciPy's already-quite-good interpolation methods! Available via Python bindings and as a (no_std!) Rust crate. jlogan.dev/blog/

November issue of the Scientific Computing in Rust newsletter is out and available [here](scientificcomputing.rs/monthly/2025...). Crate of the month is [InterpN](crates.io/crates/interpn) by @ponderingpothos.bsky.social Enjoy!