Investigating Electromagnetic Magic in Obsolete Machines

Before the digital age, when transistors were expensive, unreliable, and/or nonexistent, engineers had to use other tricks to do things that we take for granted nowadays. Motor positioning, for example, …read more Continue reading Investigating Electromagnetic Magic in Obsolete Machines

Hackaday Links: January 26, 2025

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Disappointing news this week for those longing for same-hour Amazon delivery as the retail giant tapped the brakes on its Prime Air drone deliveries. The pause is partially blamed on …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: January 26, 2025

Electrical Steel: The Material at Heart of the Grid

When thoughts turn to the modernization and decarbonization of our transportation infrastructure, one imagines it to be dominated by exotic materials. EV motors and wind turbine generators need magnets made …read more Continue reading Electrical Steel: The Material at Heart of the Grid