Collaborate Disseminate
With all the EV hype in the air, you’d be forgiven for thinking electric vehicles are something new. But of course, EVs go way, way back, to the early 19th …read more Continue reading Reverse Engineering Keeps Early Ford EVs Rolling
Anyone who first experienced music on computers using Winamp probably shares a memory of seeing that classic UI for the first time. Everything about it was a step ahead of …read more Continue reading Linamp, the IRL Winamp
Microcontroller dev boards are wonderfully useful items, in testament to which most of us maintain an ample collection of the things. But dragging one out to do a simple job …read more Continue reading USB Dongle Brings Python-Controlled GPIO to the Desktop
Depending on the circumstances you find yourself in, a Geiger counter can be a tremendously useful tool. With just a click or a chirp, it can tell you if any …read more Continue reading Gamma Ray Spectroscopy the Pomelo Way
Normally on “Mining and Refining,” we concentrate on the actual material that’s mined and refined. We’ve covered everything from copper to tungsten, with side trips to more unusual materials like …read more Continue reading Mining and Refining: Fracking
Anyone who has left their car windows open during a rainstorm will tell you the best way to dry the upholstery is to crank the AC and close the windows. …read more Continue reading Thermoelectric Module Keeps Printer Filament Cool and Dry
If there’s one thing we like better around here than old, obscure displays, it’s old, obscure displays with no documentation that need a healthy dose of reverse engineering before they …read more Continue reading Old Dot-Matrix Displays Give Up Their Serial Secrets
So you say you missed the Great Solar Storm of 2024 along with its attendant aurora? We feel you on that; the light pollution here was too much for decent …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: June 2, 2024
When life hands you a mysterious bit of vintage avionics, your best bet to identifying it might just be to get it in front of the biggest bunch of hardware …read more Continue reading Inside a Mystery Aerospace Computer with [Ken Shirriff]
There are plenty of cool clocks out there, and maps by their very essence are cool, too. But a map that’s also a clock — or is it a clock …read more Continue reading A Look Inside the Geochron Clock