Collaborate Disseminate
Some of the neatest products are made from the byproducts of other industries. Take petroleum jelly, for example. Its inventor, Robert Chesebrough, a chemist from New York, came upon his …read more Continue reading Boss Byproducts: Fordites Are Pieces of American History
Printed circuit boards are typically only something you’d find in a digital watch. However, as [IndoorGeek] demonstrates, you can put them to wonderful use in a classical analog watch, too. …read more Continue reading It Turns Out, A PCB Makes A Nice Watch Dial
In a double-blast from the past, [Ian Failes]’ 2018 interview with [Phil Tippett] and others who worked on Jurassic Park is a great look at how the dinosaurs in this 1993 …read more Continue reading How Jurassic Park’s Dinosaur Input Device Bridged the Stop-Motion and CGI Worlds
Have you ever heard of Fordite? It was a man-made agate-like stone that originated from the Ford auto factories in the 1920s. Multiple layers of paint would build up as …read more Continue reading Laser Art Inspired by the Ford Motor Company
Inspiration can strike a maker at any moment. For [Laura Kampf], it happened in the desert when she saw a tumbleweed. Tumbleweeds roll through the western United States, hitting cars …read more Continue reading Cisco Ball is the Tumbleweed Opposite of a Disco Ball
The demoscene has provided our community with its artistic outlet since the first computers which could handle graphics, and has stayed at the forefront of technology all the way. For …read more Continue reading A Demo Party On A Chip
![French acrobatic artist [Bastien Dausse] flies around on an impressive anti-gravity device he created.](https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/anti-gravity-thingy-800.jpg?w=800)
With US astronauts scheduled to return to the Moon in 2026, it might be nice for them to really and truly know ahead of time what the gravity situation is …read more Continue reading Low-Gravity Playground Looks Highly Entertaining (and Useful)
Now, we wouldn’t necessarily call ourselves connoisseurs of fine art here at Hackaday. But we do enjoy watching [Julian Baumgartner]’s YouTube channel, where he documents the projects that he takes …read more Continue reading George Washington Gets Cleaned Up With a Laser
While fluid dynamics sounds like a dull topic, SoapFilmScope promises to make it fun by using your cell phone to observe the interactions between sound waves and liquid membranes. You …read more Continue reading Exploring Soap Films
When you think of art, you might think of portraiture, landscapes, or other kinds of paintings. But mathematics can feel artistic at times, too. We’ve all seen gorgeous Mandelbrot fractals, …read more Continue reading Making Art With Maxwell’s Equations