Collaborate Disseminate
Recently, [AlphaPhoenix] weighed an airplane. Normally, that wouldn’t be much of an accomplishment. Except in this case, the airplane happened to be in flight at the time. In fact we’re …read more Continue reading Weighing an Airplane as it Flies Overhead
Over on his YouTube channel our hacker [Yuchi] is building an STM32 BLDC motor winding machine. This machine is for winding brushless motors because manual winding is highly labor intensive. …read more Continue reading Making a Brushless DC Motor Winding Machine
The Franck–Hertz experiment was a pioneering physics observation announced in 1914 which explained that energy came in “packets” which we call “quanta”, marking the beginning of quantum physics. Recently, [Markus …read more Continue reading A DIY Version of the Franck-Hertz Experiment
If you’re a mechanical engineering wonk, you might appreciate this latest video from [Henry Segerman] wherein he demonstrates his various expanding racks. [Henry] explains how the basic “double-rack” unit can …read more Continue reading Expanding Racks in the Spirit of the Hoberman Sphere
Today in old school nostalgia our tipster [Clint Jay] wrote in to let us know about this rotary dial. If you’re a young whippersnapper you might never have seen a …read more Continue reading Adapting an Old Rotary Dial for Digital Applications
What do you do when you’re a starving student and you need a 400 MHz logic analyzer for your digital circuit investigations? As [nanofix] shows in a recent video, you …read more Continue reading Build a 400 MHz Logic Analyzer for $35
Our hacker [Valve Child] wrote in to let us know about his Back to the Future lunchbox cyberdeck. Great Scott! This is so awesome. We’re not sure what we should …read more Continue reading Back to the Future Lunchbox Cyberdeck
When it comes to hacks, the best ones go to extremes. Either beautiful in their simplicity, or magnificent in their excess. And, well, today’s hack is the latter: excessive. [HTX …read more Continue reading Building an Assembly Line for Origami Pigeons
Over on his secondary YouTube channel, [Jeff Geerling] recently demoed the new Mitxela Precision Clock Mk IV. This clock uses GPS to get the current time, but also your location …read more Continue reading A Close Look at the Mitxela Precision Clock Mk IV
[devicemodder] wrote in to let us know they managed to install Linux Mint on their FRP-locked Panasonic Toughpad FZ-A2. Android devices such as the FZ-A2 can be locked with Factory …read more Continue reading ChatGPT Patched a BIOS Binary, and it Worked