Hackaday Links: February 27, 2022

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If there’s one thing that can trigger people, it’s the printer racket. Printer manufacturers who put DRM-like features into their consumables are rightly viewed as Satan’s spawn, and while these …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: February 27, 2022

Paper-thin piano demonstrates the power of printed electronics and NFC

Anyone who uses a smartphone will likely be familiar with NFC technology, which is used for such things as contactless payments, data sharing between devices and secure logins. To demonstrate the versatility of the technology when combined with printed… Continue reading Paper-thin piano demonstrates the power of printed electronics and NFC

Extended-range NFC fabric lets clothes “talk” to each other

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) have developed a novel, high-tech form of fabric that foreshadows a future where items of clothing can”talk” to one another, and purchases might be made with a high-five or wave of the arm. It m… Continue reading Extended-range NFC fabric lets clothes “talk” to each other