Collaborate Disseminate
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
[Cody] of [Cody’sLab] has been bit by what he describes as the algae growing bug. We at Hackaday didn’t know that was a disease floating around, but we’ll admit that …read more Continue reading Move Aside Solar, We’re Installing An Algae Panel
Photovoltaic solar panels are wonderful things, capable of capturing mere light and turning it into useful electricity. They’re often installed on residential and commercial rooftops for offsetting energy use at …read more Continue reading Floating Solar Farms Are Taking The World’s Reservoirs By Storm
More trouble for Hubble this week as the space observatory’s scientific instruments package entered safe mode again. The problems started back on October 25, when the Scientific Instrument Command and …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: November 7, 2021
I’ve stated it before on Hackaday but one of the most interesting engineering challenges posed to me this year was “how could you store enough energy to power a decent …read more Continue reading Power Your Home With a Water Battery
I’ve stated it before on Hackaday but one of the most interesting engineering challenges posed to me this year was “how could you store enough energy to power a decent …read more Continue reading Power Your Home With a Water Battery
I’ve stated it before on Hackaday but one of the most interesting engineering challenges posed to me this year was “how could you store enough energy to power a decent …read more Continue reading Power Your Home With a Water Battery