Bare-Metal STM32: Adding An Analog Touch With ADCs

An Analogue to Digital Converter (ADC) is at its core a straight-forward device: by measuring an analog voltage within a set range and converting the measured level to a digital …read more

3D Printed Cartilage Ushers In Ear-a Of Custom Body Parts

When it comes to repairing human bodies, there’s one major difficulty: spare parts are hard to come by. It’s simply not possible to buy a knee joint or a new …read more

2022 Hackaday Prize: Reuse, Recycle, Revamp Finalists

The 2022 Hackaday Prize is focused on taking care of the planet. The theme of our second challenge round, “Reduce, Recycle, Revamp” is all about tailoring your projects to make …read more

Lenses: From Fire Starters To Smart Phones And VR

In antiquity, we see examples of magnifying crystals formed into a biconvex shape as early as the 7th century BC. Whether the people of that period used them either for …read more

Teardown: KC Bearifone Could Talk Circles Around Teddy Ruxpin

At the risk of dating myself, I will tell you that grew up in the 80s — that decade of excess that was half drab and half brightly colored, depending …read more

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Gym Equipment Converted To Generator

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By Bryan Cockfield | June 29, 2022

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but the most likely eventual conclusion of changing it from one form or another will be relatively useless heat. For those that workout with …read more
Record-Setting Jumper Tosses Biomimicry Out The Window

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By Ryan Flowers | June 29, 2022

How can a few grams of battery, geared motor, and some nifty materials get a jumping robot over 30 meters into the air? It wasn’t by copying a grasshopper, kangaroo, …read more
A Home Made Laser Cutter For $700

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By Matthew Carlson | June 29, 2022

While some decent lasers are out there for under $400 USD, they tend to be a little small. What if you wanted something a little nicer but didn’t want to …read more
Odd Inputs And Peculiar Peripherals: Miniature Steel Drums Become Rotary Mouse Controllers

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By Robin Kearey | June 29, 2022

When [bornach] browsed through his office’s free-cycling box he found an old novelty toy that lets you play simple tunes on miniature steel drums. Such a thing is probably fun …read more
Hackaday Prize 2022: The Baffatari 2600 Adds Atari Compatibility To Retrocomputers

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By Robin Kearey | June 29, 2022

Like today’s Intel-AMD duopoly, the market for home computer CPUs in the 1970s and ’80s was dominated by two players: Zilog with their Z80, and MOS Technology with their 6502 …read more
Bare-Metal STM32: Adding An Analog Touch With ADCs

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By Maya Posch | June 29, 2022

An Analogue to Digital Converter (ADC) is at its core a straight-forward device: by measuring an analog voltage within a set range and converting the measured level to a digital …read more
A GPS Frequency Standard For When The Timing Has To Be Right

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By Jenny List | June 29, 2022

A metrology geek will go to extreme lengths to ensure that their measurements are the best, their instruments the most accurate, and their calibration spot-on. There was a time when …read more

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