Collaborate Disseminate
3D printers are good for a lot of things, but making parts for power transmission doesn’t seem to be one of them. Oh sure, some light-duty gears and timing belt …read more Continue reading 3D Printed Strain-Wave Gearbox Turns Up the Torque
Some projects just take your breath away with their level of attention to detail. This scratch-built RC-controlled model excavator is not only breathtaking in its detail, but also amazing for …read more Continue reading Scratch-Built RC Excavator is a Model Making Tour de Force
Audio synthesizers can range from vast racks of equipment with modules stitched together by a web of patch cords to a couple of 555s wired together in an Atari punk …read more Continue reading This Simple Light-Controlled Synth Has a Surprisingly Rich Sound
It’s easy to see why LEDs largely won out over neon bulbs for pilot light applications. But for all the practical utility of LEDs, they’re found largely lacking in at …read more Continue reading Neon Lamps — Not Just for Pilot Lights
Join us on Wednesday, September 14 at noon Pacific for the Heavy Engineering Hack Chat with Andy Oliver! Here at Hackaday, we focus mainly on engineering at the small end …read more Continue reading Heavy Engineering Hack Chat
Say what you will about Tesla, but there’s little doubt that the electric vehicle maker inspires a certain degree of fanaticism in owners. We’re used to the ones who can’t …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 4, 2022
Depending on your point of view, real-life conversations with strangers can either be refreshing or terrifying. Some of us are glib and at ease in new social situations, while others …read more Continue reading Machine Learning App Remembers Names So You Don’t Have To
We know that pretty much everybody in the Northern hemisphere has had a hellish summer, and there’s little room for sympathy when someone busts out with, “Oh yeah? You think …read more Continue reading Fixing a Hot Shop, With Science
It’s hard to watch [Mark Zuckerberg]’s 2018 Congressional testimony and not come to the conclusion that he is, at a minimum, quite a bit different than the average person. Of …read more Continue reading Truthsayer Uses Facial Recognition to See if You’re Telling the Truth
Since their relatively recent appearance on the commercial scene, rare-earth magnets have made quite a splash in the public imagination. The amount of magnetic energy packed into these tiny, shiny …read more Continue reading Iron Nitrides: Powerful Magnets Without the Rare Earth Elements