Collaborate Disseminate
The Sun always shines in space, unless a pesky planet gets in the way. That’s more or less the essential thought behind space-based solar power (SBSP) as newly pitched by …read more Continue reading Space-Based Solar Power: Folly Or Stroke Of Genius?
Pulling a trailer behind your bike has an aspect of freedom and exploration to it. However, the reality is that pulling a large, heavy box behind your bike is incredibly …read more Continue reading Revamping The Camping Trailer With More Power
“From scratch” is a bit of a murky expression. How scratchy does it get? Are you just baking your bread yourself or are you growing your own wheat? Rolling your …read more Continue reading A Solar Frame From Scratch
It looks like it’s soon to be lights out for the Mars InSight lander. In the two years that the lander has been studying the geophysics of Mars from its …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 22, 2022
Typically, if you want to convert solar energy into electrical energy, you use either photovoltaic (PV) cells, or you use the sunlight to create steam to turn a turbine. Both …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2022: Glass Tube Solar Thermionic Converters
Time flies! This weekend marks the end of the first stage of the 2022 Hackaday Prize, and your chance to enter your alternative-energy projects. There are ten $500 prizes up …read more Continue reading 2022 Hackaday Prize: Get Your Planet-Friendly Power On!
Hooking up a laser to a CNC gantry isn’t exactly an Earth-shattering innovation, but it does make for a useful tool. Even a cheap diode laser mounted to an old …read more Continue reading No-Laser CNC Engraver is Something New Under the Sun
When an unknown genius sat down more than 2,000 years ago to design and build an astronomical instrument, chances are good that he or she didn’t think that entire academic …read more Continue reading Great Beginnings: The Antikythera Mechanism Gets a “Day Zero”
The sun is a great source of energy, delivering in the realm of 1000 watts per square meter on a nice clear day. [Jasper Sikken] has developed many projects that …read more Continue reading Solar Harvesting Is Better With Big Capacitors
When you have a solar-powered web server, where do you go next for a source of power? Instead of lazily mooching off the sun, you can use your muscle with …read more Continue reading Pedal Powered Power