Hackaday Podcast 123: Radioactive Rhinos, Wile E. Coyote Jetpack, Radio Hacks 3-Ways, And Battery Welders On The Spot

Hackaday’s Mike Szczys is taking a bit of vacation this week, so Elliot is joined by Staff Writer Dan Maloney to talk about all the cool hacks and great articles …read more

How To Get Into Cars: Land Speed Racing

Land speed racing is one of the oldest forms of motorsport, and quite literally consists of going very, very fast in (ideally) a straight line. The higher the speed your …read more

The Other First Computer: Konrad Zuse And The Z3

Bavarian Alps, Dec. 1945: Since 1935, Berlin engineer Konrad Zuse has spent his entire career developing a series of automatic calculators, the first of their kind in the world: the …read more

Your 1958 Punch Card Machine Tested Tubes

We think of punched cards as old-fashioned, but still squarely part of the computer age. Turns out, cards were in use way before they got conscripted by computers. Jacquard looms …read more

Building Blocks: Relating Mechanical Elements To Electronic Components

Ask any electronics hobbyist or professional what the simplest building blocks of electronic circuits are, and they’ll undoubtedly say resistors, capacitors, and inductors. Ask a mechanically-inclined person the same question …read more

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Tell Time The Cistercian Way

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By Jenny List | June 19, 2021

It’s rare for the fields of the engineer and the mediaevalist to coincide, but there’s a clock project bringing the two fields together. The Cistercian monastic order used an intriguing …read more
Is It A Plasma Tweeter Or A Singing Tesla Coil?

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By Jenny List | June 19, 2021

When our ears resolve spatial information, we do so at the higher treble frequencies rather than the bass. Thus when setting up your home cinema you can put the subwoofer …read more
A Model Of Dry Humor

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By Brian McEvoy | June 18, 2021

If you want to see a glorious combination of model bananas in a treehouse mixed with a lot of tongue-in-cheek humor, you will appreciate [Studson]’s build video. Video also after …read more
3D Printing Food University Style

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By Al Williams | June 18, 2021

While refitting a 3D printer for food printing isn’t really a new idea, we liked the detailed summary that appeared from a team from the University of Birmingham which converted …read more
Check Soil Moisture At A Glance With This Useful Display

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By Lewin Day | June 18, 2021

Keeping soil moist is key to keeping most plants happy. It can be a pain having to dip one’s fingers into dirty soil on the regular, so it’s desirable to …read more
Just How Water Resistant Is The Casio F91W?

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By Lewin Day | June 18, 2021

Water resistance is an important feature of a modern watch. It makes wearing the watch far more practical in this modern world of sudden rainstorms and urban water balloon ambushes. …read more
Formula 1 TV Broadcasting In 1:87 Scale

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By Chris Lott | June 18, 2021

[Gerrit Braun], co-founder of the [Miniatur Wunderland] model railway and miniature airport attraction in Hamburg, takes his model building seriously. For more than five years, he and his team have …read more

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