Collaborate Disseminate
It looks like we won’t have Cruise to kick around in this space anymore with the news that General Motors is pulling the plug on its woe-beset robotaxi project. Cruise, …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: December 15, 2024
For the amateur radio operator with that on-the-go lifestyle, nothing is more important than having your gear as light and packable as possible. If you’re lugging even a modest setup …read more Continue reading Wago Terminals Make This Ham Radio Dipole Light and Packable
We haven’t seen [Les Wright] in a while, and with the release of his new video, we know why — he’s been busy growing crystals. Now, that might seem confusing …read more Continue reading Automated Rig Grows Big, Beautiful Crystals Fast
It’s perhaps not fair, but even if you have the best idea for a compelling video, few things will make people switch off than poor lighting. Good light and plenty …read more Continue reading Good Lighting on a Budget with Cordless Tool Batteries
Reverse engineering a payphone doesn’t sound like a very interesting project, at least in the United States, where payphones were little more than ruggedized versions of residential phones with a …read more Continue reading Unexpectedly Interesting Payphone Gives Up Its Secrets
For some reason, we never tire of stories highlighting critical infrastructure that’s running outdated software, and all the better if it’s running on outdated hardware. So when we learned that …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: December 8, 2024
What do scanning electron microscopes and satellites have in common? On the face of things, not much, but after seeing [Zachary Tong]’s latest video on liquid metal ion thrusters, we …read more Continue reading Liquid Metal Ion Thrusters Aren’t Easy
If there’s anything more frustrating than mounting holes that don’t line up with the thing you’re mounting, we don’t know what it could be. You measure as carefully as possible, …read more Continue reading 3D Printed Caliper Extensions Make Hole Measurement Easier
If you want to play with radar — and who could blame you — you can pretty easily get your hands on something like the automotive radar sensors used for …read more Continue reading Hacked Ultrasonic Sensors Let You See With Sound
If you’ve wanted to get in on the “fuzzy skin” action with 3D printing but held off because you didn’t want to fiddle with slicer post-processing, you need to check …read more Continue reading Non-Planar Fuzzy Skin Textures Improved, Plus a Paint-On Interface