Collaborate Disseminate
These days, everyone’s got a million different devices that can take a passable photo. That’s not special anymore. A camera that draws what it sees, though? That’s kind of fun. That’s …read more Continue reading Instant Sketch Camera Is Like A Polaroid That Draws
In Dune, the Fremen people of Arrakis practice an odd future hybrid religion called “zensunni.” This adds an extra layer of meaning to the title of [Mark Rehorst]’s Arrakis 3.0 sand …read more Continue reading The Zen Must Flow From Arrakis Sand Table
The major objects in our solar system orbit along the plane of the ecliptic, plus or minus few degrees, and it turns out most exoplanet systems are the same — …read more Continue reading An Improbable, Doomed Star System in a Clockwork Coffee Table
Over on YouTube, [Ben Eater] pursues that classic 8-bit sound. In this video, [Ben] integrates the MOS Technology 6581 Sound Interface Device (SID) with his homegrown 6502. The 6581 SID …read more Continue reading Programming the 6581 Sound Interface Device (SID) with the 6502
There are few things that can keep a certain kind of mechanically-inclined mind entranced as well as a marble run, and few structures that look as interestingly organic as procedurally-generated …read more Continue reading Mesmerizing Marble Runs from Procedural Generation
Pinball machines have something for everyone. They’re engaging, fast-paced games available in a variety of sizes and difficulties, and legend has it that they can be played even while deaf …read more Continue reading DIY Pinball Machine Uses Every Skill
There are still a few days before the doors open on this year’s Hackaday Supercon in Pasadena, but for the most dedicated attendees, the badge hacking has already begun…even if …read more Continue reading Supercon 2025 Badge Gets Vintage Star Trek Makeover
They say that, sometimes, less is more. That would certainly apply to photomicrography, where you want to take pictures of tiny things. Nikon agrees, and they sponsor the Small World …read more Continue reading Nikon Small World Competition Announces 2025 Winners
Finely powdered aluminium can make almost anything more pyrotechnically interesting, from fireworks to machine shop cleanups – even ceramics, as [Degree of Freedom] discovered. He was experimenting with mixing aluminium …read more Continue reading Thermite Pottery Fires Itself
Typeface (such as Times New Roman) refers to the design that gives a set of letters, numbers, and symbols their signature “look”. Font, on the other hand, is a specific …read more Continue reading The Subtle Art of Letterform Design