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Virginia T. Norwood passed away earlier this year at the age of 96, and NASA’s farewell to this influential pioneer is a worth a read. Virginia was a brilliant physicist …read more Continue reading Remembering Virginia Norwood, Mother of NASA’s Landsat Success
A thermoelectric generator (TEG) can turn a temperature difference into electricity, and while temperature differentials abound in our environment, it’s been difficult to harness them into generate practical and stable …read more Continue reading Passively Generating Power Day and Night Takes The Right Parts
Every now and again we stumble across something a bit unexpected, and today that’s the fact that there have been quite a few efforts at launching paper planes from as …read more Continue reading Launching Paper Planes From Way, Waaaaaay Up
[Emupedia]’s work to preserve computer history by way of making classic and abandoned games and software as accessible as possible is being done in a handy way: right in your …read more Continue reading PC Classics, Right In Your Browser With EmuOS
Quick references are handy, but sometimes it’s nice to have a process demonstrated from beginning to end. In that spirit, [Darren Stone] created a video demonstrating how to model a …read more Continue reading How To Model a Twisted Part in FreeCAD
If you’ve ever looked into CNC cutting tools, you’ve probably heard the term “feeds and speeds”. It refers to choosing the speed at which to spin the cutting tool, and …read more Continue reading CNC Feeds and Speeds, Explained as a First-Timer
ChatGPT is an AI large language model (LLM) which specializes in conversation. While using it, [Gil Meiri] discovered that one way to create models in FreeCAD is with Python scripting, …read more Continue reading ChatGPT Makes a 3D Model: The Secret Ingredient? Much Patience
An age-old vulnerability of physical keypads is visibly worn keys. For example, a number pad with digits clearly worn from repeated use provides an attacker with a clear starting point. …read more Continue reading Thermal Camera Plus Machine Learning Reads Passwords Off Keyboard Keys
There is a lot to be learned from the experience of building something functional, and even better if doing so doesn’t break the bank. [Sergej Stoetzer]’s 20€ DIY-Eyetracker aims to …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2023: Eye Tracking On a Budget
[Christopher Helmke] is doing fantastic work in DIY systems for handling small hardware like fasteners, and that includes robotic placement of hardware into 3D prints. Usually this means dropping nuts …read more Continue reading Embed Hardware Into 3D Prints, But Not In The Way You’re Thinking