Collaborate Disseminate
As hobbies go, trainspotting is just as valid a choice as any — we don’t judge. But it does present certain logistical challenges, such as having to be in visual …read more Continue reading Machine Vision Automates Trainspotting with Unique Full-Length Portraits
Cloudy with a chance of concrete? The “success” of last week’s brief but eventful Starship launch has apparently raised some regulatory eyebrows, with the Federal Aviation Administration launching an investigation …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: April 30, 2023
If there’s one thing that ties together all the media coming out of the Apollo era, it’s probably the iconic Quindar tones. These quarter-second beeps served as control tones for …read more Continue reading Add a Little Quindar to Your Comms for that Apollo-Era Sound
One of the most critical skills in emergency medicine is airway management. Without a patent airway, a patient has about four minutes to live, so doctors and paramedics put a …read more Continue reading USB Borescope Lets Doctors Hone Intubation Skills on the Cheap
If you’re a mechanical engineer, the material covered in this video on the basics of bolted joints probably won’t cover any new ground. On the other hand, if you aren’t …read more Continue reading The Nuts and Bolts of Nuts and Bolts
Even if surface-mount skills aren’t in your repertoire, chances are pretty good that most of us are at least familiar with SMD stencils. These paper-thin laser-cut steel sheets are a …read more Continue reading LED Matrix Displays Get New Look Thanks to SMD Stencils
Sometimes, finding new ways to use old hardware requires awesome feats of reverse engineering, software sleight of hand, and a healthy dose of good fortune. Other times, though, it’s just …read more Continue reading Smooth Animations, Slick Bar Graphs, but No Custom Characters on This 16×2 OLED
If there’s an unsung hero of manufacturing, it’s the engineer who figures out how to handle huge numbers of small parts. It’s one thing to manually assemble something, picking each …read more Continue reading Compressed Air Keeps Screws Moving Through Modular Production System
No matter what your position is on internal combustion engines, it’s pretty safe to assume everyone is on the same page regarding wasting fossil fuels: it’s a bad thing. And …read more Continue reading Printed Gas Can Accessories Make Refueling a Little Neater
Fair warning: if you’re going to try to mold uranium glass in a microwave kiln, you might want to not later use the oven for preparing food. Just a thought. …read more Continue reading Nuke Your Own Uranium Glass Castings in the Microwave