Open Source STM

Ooooh, shiny.

We hope you paid attention in advanced theoretical and quantum physics classes, or making your own Open Source Scanning-Tunneling Microscope might be a bit of a doozy. We're not even going to try to begin to explain the device (honestly we slept through that course) beyond clarifying it is used for examining the molecular and atomic structure of surfaces; but for those still interested there is a … [Read more...]

Z80 emulated on PIC hardware

z80-on-pic-hardware

[Jaromir Sukuba] built a very portable, low power consumption Z80 emulator using a PIC microcontroller. Looking through his build photos we love the clean and resilient construction which includes a breakout board for the PIC 32MX795F512H that interfaces with the main board via pin headers and sockets. He's using a home-built keyboard and a 4x40 character display but there is also the option to … [Read more...]

Hack a Day store now open

HAD stickers 002 (Custom) (Custom)

Since the beginning of the universe we've been getting requests for stickers, shirts, coffee mugs, etc.  Well, several of the writers have the ability to produce this stuff in their homes. The boss liked that and gave us his blessing to start selling Hack a Day stuff. In the interest of keeping the cost as low as possible, right now the store is located inside of my personal online store. The … [Read more...]