Collaborate Disseminate
Brains are the most complex systems in the universe, but their basic building blocks are surprisingly simple — the complexity arises from billions of neurons, axons and synapses working together. …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2023: Explore the Basics of Neuroscience with this Electronic Neuron
Ask anyone to name a first-generation home computer from the 1970s, and they’ll probably mention the likes of the Altair 8800 and IMSAI 8080. But those iconic machines weren’t the …read more Continue reading Versatile DRAM Board Adds Memory to Any Heathkit H8 Variant
Tape robots are typically used in places that store vast amounts of data – think film studios and government archives. If you’ve seen the 1995 cult movie Hackers, you might …read more Continue reading VHS Robot Swaps Tapes, as Seen in Hackers
AI-powered chatbots are pretty cool, but most still require you to type your question on a keyboard and read an answer from a screen. It doesn’t have to be like …read more Continue reading AI-Powered Speaker is a Chatbot you can Actually Chat with
A continuity tester, as found on most multimeters today, is a great tool for finding broken connections and short circuits. But once you’ve found a short, it’s up to you …read more Continue reading Op Amp Contest: Clever Continuity Tester Tells you Where the Problem is
Noise is all around us, and while acoustic noise is easy to spot using our ears, electronic noise is far harder to quantify even with the right instruments. A spectrum …read more Continue reading A Low-Noise Amplifier to Quantify Resistor Noise
[Jeff Lau]’s Mitsubishi 3000GT comes with all the essential features you’d expect in a fancy sports car from 1993: pop-up headlights, movable spoilers, and a fully-functional telephone handset in the …read more Continue reading Custom Bluetooth Adapter Brings 1990s Car Phone Back Online
There’s been plenty of research into “smart fabrics”, and we’ve seen several projects involving items of clothing with electronics integrated inside. These typically include sensors and simple actuators like LEDS, …read more Continue reading Elegant Evening Dress Sports Servo-Actuated Flowers
Despite having been technologically obsolete for a decade or two, analog photography is still practiced by hobbyists and artists to achieve a particular aesthetic. One might imagine a similar thing …read more Continue reading Classic Film Camera Goes Digital With Game Boy Tech
Upgrading and repairing vintage laptops is often a challenge — even if their basic hardware is compatible with ordinary PCs, they often use nonstandard components and connectors due to space …read more Continue reading New Expansion Module Brings Standard Slots to Ancient Laptop