Last time we checked in on [Inkbox], he had made a 16-bit CPU in Excel. Impressive, but not really practical. Presumably, his latest project isn’t any more practical, but we …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/24/risc-cpu-lives-in-excel/)
Читать полностью…Flight time remains the Achilles’ heel of electric multi-rotor drones, with even high-end commercial units struggling to stay airborne for an hour. Enter Modovolo, a startup that’s shattered this limitation …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/24/modular-multi-rotor-flies-up-to-two-hours/)
Читать полностью…While the Sahara Desert is an important ecosystem in its own right, its human neighbors in the Sahel would like it to stop encroaching on their environment. [Andrew Millison] took …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/24/hacking-the-soil-to-combat-desertification/)
Читать полностью…[My Ham Radio Journey] wanted to see if a “common person” (in his words) could build an effective vertical ham radio antenna. If you look at the video below, the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/23/40-ham-antenna-works-six-bands/)
Читать полностью…[Dale Cook] has cats, and as he readily admits, cats are jerks. We’d use stronger language than that, but either way it became a significant impediment to making progress with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/23/rfid-from-first-principles-and-saving-a-cat/)
Читать полностью…[Japhy Riddle] was tired of creating pixel art. He went to subpixel art. The idea is that since each color pixel is composed of three subpixels, your display is actually …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/23/forget-pixel-art-try-subpixels/)
Читать полностью…When you tear into an old piece of test equipment, you’re probably going to come up against some surprises. That’s especially true of high-precision gear like oscilloscopes from the time …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/23/close-shave-for-an-old-oscilloscope-saved-with-a-sticky-note/)
Читать полностью…Boats normally get around with propellers or water jets for propulsion. Occasionally, they use paddles. [Engineering After Hours] claims he is “changing the boat game forever” with his new 3D …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/23/3d-printed-boat-uses-tank-tracks-for-amphibious-propulsion/)
Читать полностью…The open-source hardware business landscape is no doubt a tough one, but is it actually tougher than for closed-source hardware? That question has been on our minds since the announcement …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/23/open-source-forced-innovation-and-making-good-products/)
Читать полностью…Tiling a space with a repeated pattern that has no gaps or overlaps (a structure known as a tessellation) is what led mathematician [Gábor Domokos] to ponder a question: how …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/23/3d-space-can-be-tiled-with-corner-free-shapes/)
Читать полностью…Drilling holes can be quite time consuming work, particularly if you have to drill a lot of them. Think about all the hassle of grabbing a part, fixturing it in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/23/drilling-rig-makes-accurate-holes-in-seconds/)
Читать полностью…Vehicles that change their shape and form to adapt to their operating environment have long captured the imagination of tech enthusiasts, and building one remains a perennial project dream for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/22/transforming-drone-drives-and-flies/)
Читать полностью…As we move through the Sixth Extinction, it can be beneficial to examine what caused massive die-offs in the past. Lystrosaurus specimens from South Africa have been found that may …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/22/mammalian-ancestors-shed-light-on-the-great-dying/)
Читать полностью…If you’re into hacking hardware and bending light to your will, [Shoaib Mustafa]’s latest project is bound to spike your curiosity. Combining lasers to project multi-colored beams onto a screen …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/22/lasers-galvos-action-a-quest-for-laser-mastery/)
Читать полностью…If you’ve ever worked with guitar pedals or analog audio gear, you’ve probably realized the value of a resistor decade box. They substitute for a resistor in a circuit and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/22/build-yourself-a-useful-resistor-decade-box/)
Читать полностью…Modular Multi-Rotor Flies Up To Two Hours
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/24/modular-multi-rotor-flies-up-to-two-hours/
Hacking the Soil to Combat Desertification
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/24/hacking-the-soil-to-combat-desertification/
$40 Ham Antenna Works Six Bands
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/23/40-ham-antenna-works-six-bands/
RFID From First Principles and Saving a Cat
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/23/rfid-from-first-principles-and-saving-a-cat/
Forget Pixel Art: Try Subpixels
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/23/forget-pixel-art-try-subpixels/
Close Shave for an Old Oscilloscope Saved with a Sticky Note
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/23/close-shave-for-an-old-oscilloscope-saved-with-a-sticky-note/
3D Printed Boat Uses Tank Tracks For Amphibious Propulsion
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/23/3d-printed-boat-uses-tank-tracks-for-amphibious-propulsion/
Open Source, Forced Innovation, and Making Good Products
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/23/open-source-forced-innovation-and-making-good-products/
3D Space Can Be Tiled With Corner-free Shapes
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/23/3d-space-can-be-tiled-with-corner-free-shapes/
Drilling Rig Makes Accurate Holes In Seconds
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/23/drilling-rig-makes-accurate-holes-in-seconds/
Transforming Drone Drives and Flies
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/22/transforming-drone-drives-and-flies/
Mammalian Ancestors Shed Light on The Great Dying
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/22/mammalian-ancestors-shed-light-on-the-great-dying/
Lasers, Galvos, Action: A Quest for Laser Mastery
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/22/lasers-galvos-action-a-quest-for-laser-mastery/
Build Yourself A Useful Resistor Decade Box
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/22/build-yourself-a-useful-resistor-decade-box/