New Renewable Energy Projects Are Overwhelming US Grids

It’s been clear for a long time that the world has to move away from fossil energy sources. Decades ago, this seemed impractical, when renewable energy was hugely expensive, and …read more

PUF Away For Hardware Fingerprinting

Despite the rigorous process controls for factories, anyone who has worked on hardware can tell you that parts may look identical but are not the same. Everything from silicon defects …read more

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The dystopian future you’ve been expecting is here now, at least if you live in New York City, which unveiled a trio of technology solutions to the city’s crime woes …read more

Sufficiently Advanced Tech: Has Bugs

Arthur C. Clarke said that “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. He was a sci-fi writer, though, and not a security guy. Maybe it should read “Any sufficiently …read more

Fail Of The Week: Car Starter Motors Aren’t The Best Fit For EBikes

A lot of what real engineering is all about is designing to the limits of your materials, with a healthy margin for error. On the other hand, seat-of-the-pants engineering often …read more

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Soft Robotic System For In Situ 3D Bioprinting And Endoscopic Surgery

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By Maya Posch | April 20, 2023

The progress of medical science has meant increasingly more sophisticated ways to inspect and repair the body, with a shift towards ever less invasive and more effective technologies. An exciting …read more
A Look At Sega’s 8-Bit 3D Glasses

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By Lewin Day | April 19, 2023

From around 2012 onwards, there was a 3D viewing and VR renaissance in the entertainment industry. That hardware has grown in popularity, even if it’s not yet mainstream. However, 3D …read more
Water Solves Mazes, Why Not Electrons?

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By Al Williams | April 19, 2023

A few weeks ago, we looked at a video showing water “solving” a maze. [AlphaPhoenix] saw the same video, and it made him think about electrons “finding the path of …read more
Hacking An Apartment Garage Door With New Remotes

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By Lewin Day | April 19, 2023

[Old Alaska] had a problem. He needed a second remote for his apartment garage door, but was quoted a fee in the hundreds of dollars for the trouble of sourcing …read more
A RISC-V Supercluster For Very Low Cost

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By Bryan Cockfield | April 19, 2023

As ARM continues to make inroads in the personal computing space thanks to its more modern and streamlined instruction set architecture (ISA) and its reduced power demands especially compared to …read more
New Tool Helps Create Laser-Cut Doom Maps

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By Lewin Day | April 19, 2023

Doom has a larger cultural footprint than the vast majority of video games ever made. That inspired [Theor] to see if it was possible to laser-cut some of the game’s maps …read more
Last Chance To Re-engineer Education For The 2023 Hackaday Prize

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By Elliot Williams | April 19, 2023

The first round of the 2023 Hackaday Prize closes next Tuesday, March 25th. If you’ve got an educational project – whether that’s a robot technique you just need to share, …read more

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