Collaborate Disseminate
You might have heard of electrets being used in microphones, but do you know what it is? Electrets produce a semi-permanent static electric field, similar to a magnet produces a …read more Continue reading Electrostatic Puck: Making An Electret
For serious high-voltage plasma, you need a serious transformer. [Jay Bowles] from Plasma Channel is taking his projects to the next level, so he built a beefy 6000:1 flyback transformer. …read more Continue reading Pushing the Plasma Limits With a Custom Flyback Transformer
For the most part, here at Hackaday we’re more interested in how something was made than the backstory on why an individual actually put it together. Frankly, it’s not really …read more Continue reading 20,000 Volt plasma Knife Slices, Dices, and Sparks
Looking back through the archives, we actually haven’t seen much in the way of homebrew magnetohydrodynamic drives (MHDs) — which is somewhat surprising, as the core concept isn’t nearly as …read more Continue reading Bulked Up MHD Drive Makes Waves While Standing Still
The magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) drive certainly sounds like something out of science fiction — using an array of magnets and electrodes, this high-tech propulsion technology promises to silently propel a craft …read more Continue reading A Magnetohydrodynamic Drive in the Kitchen Sink
Over the last several months, we’ve been enjoying a front-row seat as [Jay Bowles] of Plasma Channel has been developing and perfecting his design for a high voltage multi-stage ionic …read more Continue reading High Voltage Ion Engines Take Trip on the High Seas
When [Jay Bowles] demoed his first-generation ion thruster on Plasma Channel, the resulting video picked up millions of views and got hobbyists and professionals alike talking. While ionic lifters are …read more Continue reading Upgraded Plasma Thruster is Smaller, More Powerful
We’ve seen a number of people create plasma speakers over the years here at Hackaday, so at first blush, the latest Plasma Channel video from [Jay Bowles] might seem like …read more Continue reading Playing Music on a Custom Flyback Transformer
We’ve seen our fair share of Farnsworth–Hirsch fusors over the years — these high-voltage devices can get ions cooking to the point of achieving nuclear fusion even on a hobbyist’s …read more Continue reading Plasma Channel Shows off a Remarkably Stylish Fusor
Anyone who’s looked into high-voltage experiments is likely familiar with ion lifters — spindly contraptions made of wire and aluminum foil that are able to float above the workbench on …read more Continue reading Multi-Stage Ion Thruster Holds Exciting Promise