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Designing Aesthetically-Pleasing PCBs

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Navarre Bartz

An ATX motherboard sits on a grey surface with the I/O in the foreground. Behind the I/O is a large image of Tux, the Linux penguin, taking up most of the PCB and winding its way around different components on the board. Tux is part of the PCB itself, with his feet, beak, and outline in gold, body in black silkscreen, and belly in green soldermask.

We’ve seen our share of custom PCBs here on Hackaday, but they aren’t always pretty. If you want to bring your PCB aesthetics up a notch, [Ian Dunn] has put …read more Continue reading Designing Aesthetically-Pleasing PCBs→

Detecting Algal Blooms with the Help of AI

Posted on January 14, 2023 by Navarre Bartz

A blue enclosure with "IoT AI-assisted Deep Algae Bloom Detector w/Blues Wireless" written on the front. Two black cables run over a wooden desk to a cylinder with rocks on the bottom and filled with murky water. A bookshelf lurks in the background.

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) can have negative consequences for both marine life and human health, so it can be helpful to have early warning of when they’re on the way. …read more Continue reading Detecting Algal Blooms with the Help of AI→

Human-Powered Strandbeest

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Navarre Bartz

TV personality and maker, Adam Savage, sits on a chair attached to a milk crate on wheels. It is situated inside an assortment of steel tubes forming the legs and body of a strandbeest walking machine.

Once you’ve seen a strandbeest, it’s hard to forget the mesmerizing movement of its mechanical limbs. [Adam Savage] built a pedal-powered strandbeest in (more than) one day in full view …read more Continue reading Human-Powered Strandbeest→

SLS AMG Velomobile

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Navarre Bartz

A blue Mercedes SLS AMG sports car body with bicycle wheels. The gull wing is open to reveal the spartan interior and the hood is open to reveal an empty engine compartment since this is actually a bike.

Many gearheads dream of owning a supercar, but their exorbitant prices make them unattainable for all but the most affluent. [Andrzej Burek] decided to make his dreams come true by …read more Continue reading SLS AMG Velomobile→

Put Your Serial Port on the Web

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Navarre Bartz

A small brown PCB with various components on it. There is a headphone cable and DC barrel connector cable coming out of it.

Today, everything from your computer to your dryer has wireless communications built in, but devices weren’t always so unencumbered by wires. What to do when you have a legacy serial …read more Continue reading Put Your Serial Port on the Web→

MycelioTronics: Biodegradable Electronics Substrates from Fungi

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Navarre Bartz

A notated illustration showing how a mycelial network may be functionalized as a PCB substrate. The process starts with Cu vapor deposition onto the network followed by Au either by more vapor deposition or electrodeposition. Traces are then cut via laser ablation.

E-waste is one of the main unfortunate consequences of the widespread adoption of electronic devices, and there are various efforts to stem the flow of this pernicious trash. One new …read more Continue reading MycelioTronics: Biodegradable Electronics Substrates from Fungi→

A Nomadic Chair

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Navarre Bartz

A simple wooden chair with mint metallic connectors at the corners sits next to a pile of wooden pieces wrapped in leather and straps to form a backpack.

There’s no shortage of different types of folding or portable chairs, but designer [Jorge Penadés] built a backpack chair that will go the long haul. Furniture that assembles without screws …read more Continue reading A Nomadic Chair→

Standalone Touch ID for Your Desktop Mac

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Navarre Bartz

A beige keyboard with blue and grey keys sits on a colorful deskmat atop a wooden desk. A small box with a round Touch ID button sits next to the keyboard.

With the proliferation of biometric access to mobile devices, entering a password on your desktop can feel so passé. [Snazzy Labs] decided to fix this problem for his Mac by …read more Continue reading Standalone Touch ID for Your Desktop Mac→

Spotify Player Brings Back Physical Media

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Navarre Bartz

A radio with a white front grate and wood edges sits on a grey surface. Next to the radio are small white disks with colorful edges reminicient of microdisc-sized records. A yellow-ringed disk sits on the radio. The handwritten title says, "Summer of 2011; Holidays in Barcelona"

Digital music has made keeping all your tunes with you a lot more convenient, but have we lost something with dematerialization? [Jordi Parra] felt that there was something lacking with …read more Continue reading Spotify Player Brings Back Physical Media→

An (Almost) Single-Chip Apple IIe

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Navarre Bartz

Three purple OshPark boards and a white bread board all attached using a number of jumper wires on a grey cutting mat.

The Apple II is one of the most iconic microcomputers, and [James Lewis] decided to use the Mega-II “Apple IIe on a chip” from an Apple IIgs to build a …read more Continue reading An (Almost) Single-Chip Apple IIe→