Vik Olliver] has been extending the lower resolution limits of 3D printers with the RepRapMicron project, which aims to print ...

Back in 1966, a suitable toy for a geeky kid was a radio kit. You could find simple crystal radio sets or some more advanced ...

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There’s a joke that does the rounds, about a teenager being given a dial phone and being unable to make head nor tail of it. ...

Glasses are perhaps the most non-invasive method of vision correction, followed by contact lenses. Each have their drawbacks ...

We at Hackaday are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Robert Murray-Smith. The prolific experimenter had spent over a ...

Hyperspectral cameras aren’t commonplace items; they capture spectral data for each of their pixels. While commercial hyperspectral cameras often start in the tens of thousands of dollars, ...

Supercon is just around the corner, and we’re absolutely thrilled to announce the second half of our slate! Supercon will ...

If I’m honest with myself, I don’t really need access to an off-grid, fault-tolerant, mesh network like Meshtastic. The ...

The familiar five volts standard from back in the TTL days always struck me as odd. Back when I was just a poor kid trying to ...

If you’re going to be a hacker, learning C is a rite of passage. If you don’t have much experience with C, or if your experience is out of date, you very well may benefit from hearing ...

Airbags are an incredibly important piece of automotive safety gear. They’re also terrifying—given that they’re effectively ...