Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys recount the past week in hardware hacking. There’s a new king of supercomputing and it’s everyone! Have you ever tried to count bees? Precision is just a cleverly threaded bolt away. And we dig into some of the technical details of the coronavirus response with a close look at PCR testing for the virus, and why ventilators are so difficult to build.
Take a look at the links below if you want to follow along, and as always tell us what you think about this episode in the comments!
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Episode 060 Show Notes:
New This Week:
- Folding@Home
- Now the world’s most powerful supercomputer
- Compare to the: IBM Power System AC922, IBM POWER9 22C 3.07GHz, NVIDIA Volta GV100, Dual-rail Mellanox EDR Infiniband
- Here’s the numbers of the folding array: Folding@home stats report
- Join Team Hackaday on Folding@Home
- Now the world’s most powerful supercomputer
- There’s some interesting new hardware out in the wild:
Interesting Hacks of the Week:
- Bee Counter Will Have You Up To Your Nectar In Hive Data
- Screwy Math For Super Fine Adjustments: Differential Screws
- Compliant Quadruped Legs Using Servos
- Gyroscopic Wi-Fi LED Die Is Pretty Fly
- Breaking Into A Secure Facility: STM32 Flash
- 3D Printed Dogbox Transmission Kicks Your Desk Into High Gear
Quick Hacks:
- Elliot’s Picks:
- Mike’s Picks:
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