Ask Hackaday: Why Don’t Automakers Make Their Own EV Batteries?

Sales of electric vehicles continue to climb, topping three million cars worldwide last year. All these electric cars need batteries, of course, which means demand for rechargeable cells is through …read more

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It seems like there are two camps, the small group of people who care about UEFI and everyone else who doesn’t really notice or care as long as their computer …read more

Linux Fu: The Ultimate Dual Boot Laptop?

I must confess, that I try not to run Windows any more than absolutely necessary. But for many reasons, it is occasionally necessary. In particular, I have had several laptops …read more

Prusa XL Goes Big, But That’s Only Half The Story

For a few years now it’s been an open secret that Prusa Research was working on a larger printer named, imaginatively enough, the Prusa XL. Positioned at the opposite end …read more

Hackaday Podcast Ep 146: Dueling Trackballs, Next Level BEAM Robot, Take Control Of Your Bench, And Green Programming

Postpone your holiday shopping and spend some quality time with editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams as they sift through the week in Hackaday. Which programming language is the greenest? …read more

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Get Down To Some African Tunes With This HomeBrew Synth

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By Dave Rowntree | December 5, 2021

South African [Afrorack] claims to have built the first home-built modular synthesiser in Africa. Whilst we can’t be sure of this (and to be frank, it doesn’t actually matter) what …read more
Keep The Sparks Away With A Plasma Cutting Table

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By Bryan Cockfield | December 5, 2021

For one-off projects or prototypes it’s not uncommon for us to make do with whatever workspace we have on hand. Using a deck railing as an impromptu sawhorse, for example, …read more
Researchers Use Wearable To Detect And Reverse Opioid Overdoses In Real-Time

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By Orlando Hoilett | December 4, 2021

Opioid overdose-related deaths have unfortunately been increasing over the last few decades, with the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating this public health crisis even further. As a result, many scientists, healthcare professionals, …read more
An Overly Complicated Method Of Tracking Your Favorite Sports Team

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By Orlando Hoilett | December 4, 2021

Much of the world appears to revolve around sports, and sports tracking is a pretty big business. So how do people keep up with their favorite team? Well, [Jackson] and …read more
Shady Air Umbrella Given New Lease On Life

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By Matthew Carlson | December 4, 2021

Many infamous Kickstarter projects have ultimately flopped or failed, leaving backers frustrated and angry. Often pitched with a splashy convincing video that happens to have critical components conveniently offscreen. [Allen …read more
Make Your Own BLE-Enabled IOS App From Scratch

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By Orlando Hoilett | December 4, 2021

Even those readers who are most skeptical of Apple products will like this Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)-enabled iOS app tutorial from [Akio]. With everything being “connected” these days smartphone applications …read more
Full Color 3D Printing With The Help Of An Inkjet Head

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By Lewin Day | December 4, 2021

3D printing is a popular process, though one of the hangups is that parts are typically produced in just one flat color. [Aad] has been working on a simple modification …read more

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