If you look around your desk right now, odds are you’ll see a 7-segment display or two showing you some vital information like the time or today’s weather. But think of how much information you could ...

We’ve been displaying numbers using segmented displays for almost 120 years now, an invention that predates the LEDs that usually power the ubiquitous devices by a half-dozen decades or so. But LEDs ...

Discover the fascinating process behind building a mechanical 7-segment display entirely from cardboard and simple household materials. Follow step-by-step as the creator designs, cuts, and assembles ...