Hackaday Links: February 5, 2023
Well, this week’s Links article is likely to prove a bit on the spicy side, thanks in no small part to the Chinese balloon that spent the better part of …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: February 5, 2023
Author Archives: Dan Maloney
Not a Pot, Not an Encoder: Exploring Synchros for Rotational Sensing
We’re all familiar with getting feedback from a rotating shaft, for which we usually employ a potentiometer or encoder. But there’s another device that, while less well-known, has some advantages …read more Continue reading Not a Pot, Not an Encoder: Exploring Synchros for Rotational Sensing
Hackaday Links: January 29, 2023
We’ve been told for ages that “the robots are coming for our jobs!” It’s true that we’ve seen robots capable of everything from bugger flipping to bricklaying being demonstrated, and …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: January 29, 2023
An Atomic Pendulum Clock Accurate Enough for CERN
That big grandfather clock in the library might be an impressive piece of mechanical ingenuity, and an even better example of fine cabinetry, but we’d expect that the accuracy of …read more Continue reading An Atomic Pendulum Clock Accurate Enough for CERN
A Single-Resistor Radio Transmitter, Thanks to the Power of Noise
One of the great things about the Hackaday community is how quickly you find out what you don’t know. That’s not a bad thing, of course; after all, everyone is …read more Continue reading A Single-Resistor Radio Transmitter, Thanks to the Power of Noise
Exploring the Hall Effect for Haptic Feedback PS4 Joysticks
Modern gaming console controllers aren’t without their annoyances — Joy-Con drift, anyone? The problems might stem from design deficiencies, but we suspect that user enthusiasm and the mechanical stress it …read more Continue reading Exploring the Hall Effect for Haptic Feedback PS4 Joysticks
Broken Genes and Scrambled Proteins: How Radiation Causes Biological Damage
If decades of cheesy sci-fi and pop culture have taught us anything, it’s that radiation is a universally bad thing that invariably causes the genetic mutations that gifted us with …read more Continue reading Broken Genes and Scrambled Proteins: How Radiation Causes Biological Damage
Smart Bike Suspension Tunes Your Ride On the Fly
Riding a bike is a pretty simple affair, but like with many things, technology marches on and adds complications. Where once all you had to worry about was pumping the …read more Continue reading Smart Bike Suspension Tunes Your Ride On the Fly
Vintage Electronics Hack Chat
Join us on Wednesday, January 25 at noon Pacific for the Vintage Electronics Hack Chat with Keri Szafir! The world of the hardware hacker is filled with smells. The forbidden …read more Continue reading Vintage Electronics Hack Chat
Inside Globus, a Soviet-Era Analog Space Computer
Whenever [Ken Shirriff] posts something, it ends up being a fascinating read. Usually it’s a piece of computer history, decapped and laid bare under his microscope where it undergoes reverse …read more Continue reading Inside Globus, a Soviet-Era Analog Space Computer