Everyone likes a good lunar landing simulator, and [Dominic Doty] wrote a fun take on the idea: your goal is to write an autopilot controller to manage the landing. Try …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/lunar-lander-game-asks-you-to-write-a-simple-autopilot/)
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Some old computer languages are destined to never die. They do, however, evolve. For example, Fortran, among the oldest of computer languages, still has adherents, not to mention a ton …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/a-modern-take-on-an-old-language/)
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When thinking of the first PCs, most of us might imagine something like the Apple I or the TRS-80. But even before that, there were a set of computers that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/rebuilding-the-first-digital-personal-computer/)
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" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sine-wave-speech-header.jpeg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sine-wave-speech-header.jpeg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">[saurabhchalke] recently released whisper.unity, a Unity package that implements whisper locally on the Meta Quest 3 VR headset, bringing nearly real-time transcription of natural speech to the device in an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/robust-speech-to-text-running-locally-on-quest-vr-headset/)
In a recent video, [Joel] of 3D Printing Nerd interviews a researcher at University of California, Berkeley about their work with glass 3D printing technology. A resin is impregnated with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/uc-berkeley-prints-glass-nanoparticles/)
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When we think of fishing rods, the image brought to mind is one of a tweed-clad fisherman in his waders in a wild salmon stream, his line whipping about as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/make-a-catch-with-a-3d-printed-rod/)
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In the past few years, the price-per-watt for solar panels has dropped dramatically. This has led to a number of downstream effects beyond simple cost savings. For example, many commercial …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/the-sunchronizer-keeps-your-solar-panel-aligned/)
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Canadian consumer goods testing site RTINGS has been subjecting 100 TVs to an accelerated TV longevity test, subjecting them so far to over 10,000 hours of on-time, equaling about six …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/edge-lit-thin-lcd-tvs-are-having-early-heat-death-issues/)
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Battery news typically covers the latest, greatest laboratory or industry breakthroughs to push modern devices further and faster. Could you build your own flow battery stationary storage for home-built solar …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/open-source-residential-energy-storage/)
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Australian grids have long run a two-tiered pricing scheme for electricity. In many jurisdictions, regular electricity was charged at a certain rate. Meanwhile, you could get cheaper electricity for certain …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/austrailas-controlled-loads-are-in-hot-water/)
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Some time over a year ago, we told you about a camera. Not just any camera, but a fully-functional 35mm film camera made entirely of LEGO, and with a pleasingly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/help-the-lego-camera-become-a-reality/)
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In today’s value-engineered world, getting a decade of service out of a cordless tool is pretty impressive. By that point you’ve probably gotten your original investment back, and if the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/unusual-tool-gets-an-unusual-repair/)
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Although the types of drones currently dominating headlines tend to be airborne, whether it’s hobbyist quadcopters, autonomous delivery vehicles, or military craft, autonomous vehicles can take nearly any transportation method …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/14/autonomous-boat-plots-lake-beds/)
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The experimental setup for entanglement-distribution experiments. (Credit: Craddock et al., PRX Quantum, 2024)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/photon_entanglement_experimental_setup_Craddock_et_al_prx_quantum_2024.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/photon_entanglement_experimental_setup_Craddock_et_al_prx_quantum_2024.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">Entangled photons are an ideal choice for large-scale networks employing quantum encryption or similar, as photons can use fiber-optical cables to transmit them. One issue with using existing commercial fiber-optic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/14/entangled-photons-maintained-using-existing-fiber-under-nycs-streets/)
Sim racing is a lot more complex than playing Need For Speed 3: Hot Pursuit. You need buttons for all kinds of stuff, from headlights to brake balance to traction control. If …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/14/handsome-sim-racing-button-box-is-a-super-easy-build/)
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Lunar Lander Game Asks You to Write a Simple Autopilot
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/lunar-lander-game-asks-you-to-write-a-simple-autopilot/
A Modern Take on an Old Language
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/a-modern-take-on-an-old-language/
Rebuilding The First Digital Personal Computer
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/rebuilding-the-first-digital-personal-computer/
Robust Speech-to-Text, Running Locally on Quest VR Headset
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/robust-speech-to-text-running-locally-on-quest-vr-headset/
UC Berkeley Prints Glass Nanoparticles
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/uc-berkeley-prints-glass-nanoparticles/
Make a Catch With a 3D Printed Rod
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/make-a-catch-with-a-3d-printed-rod/
The Sunchronizer Keeps Your Solar Panel Aligned
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/the-sunchronizer-keeps-your-solar-panel-aligned/
Edge-Lit, Thin LCD TVs Are Having Early Heat Death Issues
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/edge-lit-thin-lcd-tvs-are-having-early-heat-death-issues/
Open Source Residential Energy Storage
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/open-source-residential-energy-storage/
Austraila’s Controlled Loads Are In Hot Water
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/austrailas-controlled-loads-are-in-hot-water/
Help The LEGO Camera Become a Reality
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/help-the-lego-camera-become-a-reality/
Unusual Tool Gets an Unusual Repair
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/unusual-tool-gets-an-unusual-repair/
Autonomous Boat Plots Lake Beds
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/14/autonomous-boat-plots-lake-beds/
Entangled Photons Maintained Using Existing Fiber Under NYC’s Streets
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/14/entangled-photons-maintained-using-existing-fiber-under-nycs-streets/
Handsome Sim Racing Button Box Is A Super Easy Build
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/14/handsome-sim-racing-button-box-is-a-super-easy-build/
