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We’re all familiar with how regular bikes work, with the pedals connected to the rear wheel via a simple chain drive. This setup is lightweight, cheap, and highly efficient. It’s …read more Continue reading Chainless “Digital Drive” Bikes Use Electric Power Transmission Instead
Laser scanning microscopes are useful for all kinds of tiny investigations. As it turns out, you can build one using parts salvaged from a Blu-ray player, as demonstrated by [Doctor …read more Continue reading Laser Scanning Microscope Built With Blu-ray Parts
Robot delivery has long been touted as a game-changing technology of the future. However, it still hasn’t cracked the big time. Drones still aren’t airdropping packages into our gutters by …read more Continue reading Your Next Airport Meal May Be Delivered By Robot
While the Internet is a great place to get access to any music or audio you can dream of, there’s still a place for broadcast radio. [mit41301] has recently been …read more Continue reading Working With I2S-Compatible FM Tuners
[Sebastian] had a tricky problem to solve. Competitors in a Tetris tournament needed to stream video of their Game Boy screens, but no solution readily existed. For reasons of fairness, …read more Continue reading GB Interceptor Enables Live Screen Capture From Game Boy
Ferrofluid is a wonderous substance. It’s a liquid goop that responds to magnetic fields in exciting and interesting ways. It’s actually possible to make it yourself, and it’s cheap, too! …read more Continue reading You Can Make Ferrofluid On The Cheap With VHS Tapes
FPV can be a daunting hobby to get into. Screens, cameras, and other equipment can be expensive, and there’s a huge range of hardware to choose from. [JP Gleyzes] has …read more Continue reading 2022 FPV Contest: A Poor Man’s Journey Into FPV
The HP-16C Computer Scientist is much beloved as the only dedicated programmer’s calculator that Hewlett-Packard ever made. Most surviving examples in the world are well-used, and you haven’t been able …read more Continue reading A Modern Tribute to The Classic HP-16C Calculator
Old-school filament-based Christmas lights used to be available in twinkling form. LEDs, with their hard-on and hard-off nature, aren’t naturally predisposed to such behavior. To rectify this, some time ago, …read more Continue reading LED Christmas Lights Optimized For Max Twinkleage
When you think of first person view (FPV) vehicles, aircraft might be what first comes to mind. However, [Limenitis Reducta] has brought a robot dog into the world, and plans …read more Continue reading 2022 FPV Contest: The LOTP Robot Dog