Tiny PONG, Big Ambitions: World’s Smallest Arcade

Tiny arcade machines on a tabletop

London, Ontario college student [Victoria Korhonen] has captured the attention of tech enthusiasts and miniaturization lovers with her creation of what might be the world’s smallest arcade machine. Standing just …read more Continue reading Tiny PONG, Big Ambitions: World’s Smallest Arcade

Aftershock II: How Students Shattered 20-Year Amateur Rocket Records

Student-built rocket launch in Black Rock Desert, Nevada

When it comes to space exploration, we often think of billion-dollar projects—NASA’s Artemis missions, ESA’s Mars rovers, or China’s Tiangong station. Yet, a group of U.S. students at USC’s Rocket …read more Continue reading Aftershock II: How Students Shattered 20-Year Amateur Rocket Records

Hackaday Links: October 27, 2024

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Problem solved? If the problem is supplying enough lithium to build batteries for all the electric vehicles that will be needed by 2030, then a new lithium deposit in Arkansas …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: October 27, 2024

Lap record at first sight: Koenigsegg Jesko tears up Laguna Seca

Christian Von Koenigsegg, polymath of the automotive world, doesn’t strike me as a man to take chances. Yet on August 18 he turned up at the Laguna Seca race track with a car and driver, neither of which had ever seen the track in the flesh. The driver… Continue reading Lap record at first sight: Koenigsegg Jesko tears up Laguna Seca

Earth’s hottest day on record broken twice this week

Earth saw its hottest day on record this week – twice. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) data, Sunday claimed the top spot for highest global average temperature since the records began in 1940, only to be broken again on Monday…. Continue reading Earth’s hottest day on record broken twice this week

Mercedes AMG One gets its track-record paint sucked clean off

By the end of the next day, it held the new Hockenheim Ring track record – taking it rather violently – from the track-focused Mercedes AMG One record-holding hypercar by 14.1 seconds. Yes, it took the record by 14.1 seconds. It did not ask for consent… Continue reading Mercedes AMG One gets its track-record paint sucked clean off

July 2023 ranked hottest month on record in past 170 years

NASA and NOAA have confirmed what many people have felt firsthand – July 2023 was the hottest month in recorded history, which goes back about a century and a half. The finding follows a worrying trend that has a decent chance of setting 2023 as the ho… Continue reading July 2023 ranked hottest month on record in past 170 years