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If you’ve ever wanted to merge the worlds of holiday cheer and clever geometry, [Kris Wilk]’s gingerbread house hack is your ultimate inspiration. Shared in a mesmerising video, [Wilk] showcases …read more Continue reading An Engineer’s Perspective on Baking Gingerbread Houses
Imagine the power to clone your favorite LEGO piece—not just any piece, but let’s say, one that costs €50 second-hand. [Balazs] from RacingBrick posed this exact question: can a 3D …read more Continue reading Do 3D Printers Dream of LEGO Sheep?
We tinkerers often have ideas we know are crazy, and we make them up in the most bizarre places, too. For example, just imagine hosting a website while pedaling across …read more Continue reading Pedaling your Mobile Web Server Across the Globe
What if your keychain could tell you the temperature, all while staying battery-free? That’s the essence of this innovative keychain ‘NFC_temp’ by [bjorn]. This nifty gadget harnesses energy from an …read more Continue reading Tiny NFC-Powered Keychain Thermometer
Have you ever dreamt of developing games that run on practically anything, from a modern browser to a microcontroller? Enter WASM-4, a minimalist fantasy console where constraints spark creativity. Unlike …read more Continue reading WASM-4: Retro Game Dev Right in Your Browser
If you’re nostalgic for the golden age of microprocessors and dream of building your own computer, this story might spark your imagination. [Eric Lind], passionate retro enthusiast and his 14-year-old …read more Continue reading The 6809 8-Bit Microcomputer: A Father-Son Odyssey
Ever wondered if you could build a robot controlled by chemical reactions? [Marb] explores this wild concept in his video, merging chemistry and robotics in a way that feels straight …read more Continue reading Gray Matter on a Chip: Building an Artificial Brain with Luminol
Chess is timeless, but automating it? That’s where the real magic begins. Enter [Tamerlan Goglichidze]’s Pi Board, an automated chess system that blends modern tech with age-old strategy. Inspired by …read more Continue reading Chess What: One More Pi-Powered Board
Turning trash into art is something we undoubtedly all admire. [Davis DeWitt] did just that with a massive mural made entirely from discarded receipt paper. [Davis] got lucky while doing …read more Continue reading Massive Mural from Thermal Receipt Paper
What if GPS had existed in 1565? No satellites or microelectronics, sure—but let’s play along. Imagine the bustling streets of Antwerp, where merchants navigated the sprawling city with woodcut maps. …read more Continue reading Hacking Global Positioning Systems Onto 16th-Century Maps