Hackaday Links: August 4, 2024
Good news, bad news for Sun watchers this week, as our star launched a solar flare even bigger than the one back in May that gave us an amazing display …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: August 4, 2024
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2024 Business Card Challenge: A Very Annoying Business Card, Indeed
Usually the business card itself is the reminder to get in contact with whoever gave it to you. But this is Hackaday, after all. This solar-powered card reminds the recipient …read more Continue reading 2024 Business Card Challenge: A Very Annoying Business Card, Indeed
2024 Business Card Challenge: NoiseCard Judges the Sound Around You
Let’s face it: even with the rise of the electric car, the world is a noisy place. And it seems like it has only gotten worse in recent years. But …read more Continue reading 2024 Business Card Challenge: NoiseCard Judges the Sound Around You
Filming The Eclipse From 80,000 Feet
Watching an eclipse from the ground is pretty fun. Depending on where you live, you might even get a decent view. But what if you wanted a truly unique vantage …read more Continue reading Filming The Eclipse From 80,000 Feet
Industrial Solar Heat Hits 1000˚C
While electricity generation has been the star of the energy transition show, about half of the world’s energy consumption is to make heat. Many industrial processes rely on fossil fuels …read more Continue reading Industrial Solar Heat Hits 1000˚C
Cute Solar Power Gauge Brightens the Day
What’s the first thing you want after installing solar? All the sunshine you can get, of course. Especially if you did it in the wintertime. And what would be more …read more Continue reading Cute Solar Power Gauge Brightens the Day
Solar Panel Keeps Cheap Digital Calipers Powered Up
There’s no doubt that cheap digital calipers are useful, especially when designing 3D-printed parts. Unfortunately, cheap digital calipers are also cheap, and tend to burn through batteries quickly. Sure, you …read more Continue reading Solar Panel Keeps Cheap Digital Calipers Powered Up
Hackaday Links: April 14, 2024
The Great American Eclipse v2.0 has come and gone, sadly without our traveling to the path of totality as planned; family stuff. We did get a report from friends in …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: April 14, 2024
Lamp Becomes Rotating, Illuminated Sign for Festival Table
Two things we love are economical solutions to problems, and clever ways to use things for other than their intended purpose. [CelGenStudios] hits both bases with a simple illuminated and …read more Continue reading Lamp Becomes Rotating, Illuminated Sign for Festival Table
PhotonPower Zero For Effortless Solar Pi Zero Projects
A Pi Zero doesn’t need much to sustain itself, and it’s projects like the PhotonPower Zero that remind us of it its low appetite when we need this reminder most. …read more Continue reading PhotonPower Zero For Effortless Solar Pi Zero Projects