There’s quite a few devices on the market that contain a Raspberry Pi as their core, and after becoming a proud owner of a solar roof, [Paolo Bonzini] has found …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/03/04/reclaiming-a-pi-based-solar-datalogger/)

A CRT Audio Visualiser For When LEDs Just Won’t Do
https://hackaday.com/2023/03/04/a-crt-audio-visualiser-for-when-leds-just-wont-do/

It has been a recurring feature of consumer audio gear since the first magic eye tube blinked into life, to have some kind of visualization of the sound being played. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/03/04/a-crt-audio-visualiser-for-when-leds-just-wont-do/)

Tiny Tapeout 3: Get Your Own Chip Design to a Fab
https://hackaday.com/2023/03/05/tiny-tapeout-3-get-your-own-chip-deign-to-a-fab/

Custom semiconductor chips are generally big projects made by big companies with big budgets. Thanks to Tiny Tapeout, students, hobbyists, or anyone else can quickly get their designs onto an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/03/05/tiny-tapeout-3-get-your-own-chip-deign-to-a-fab/)

No Wheels, No Mercy
https://hackaday.com/2023/03/05/no-wheels-no-mercy/

We always like when a designer does something different. After all, it is easy just to do what everyone else is doing. But to see things a different way is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/03/05/no-wheels-no-mercy/)

Upgrade RAM On Your Pi 4, The Fun Way
https://hackaday.com/2023/03/05/upgrade-ram-on-your-pi-4-the-fun-way/

The Raspberry Pi shortage has been a meme in hacker circles for what feels like an eternity now, and the Pi 4 seems to be most affected – though, maybe …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/03/05/upgrade-ram-on-your-pi-4-the-fun-way/)

Yesterday’s Drill Press Packed with Tomorrow’s Upgrades
https://hackaday.com/2023/03/05/yesterdays-drill-press-packed-with-tomorrows-upgrades/

Those who hibernate in their workshops have a habit of re-imagining their relationship to tools. And [Marius Hornberger] is no exception, but the nine upgrades he’s added to his grandfather’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/03/05/yesterdays-drill-press-packed-with-tomorrows-upgrades/)

Graphene and Copper Nanowire Thermal Interface with Low Thermal Resistance
https://hackaday.com/2023/03/05/graphene-and-copper-nanowire-thermal-interface-with-low-thermal-resistance/

Fabrication of flexible sandwich TIM and specimen preparation for the FDTR measurement. a) Copper electrochemical deposition on the copper-coated AAO template. b) Free-standing vertically aligned CuNW array after wet etching. c) 3DG-CuNWs after PECVD. d) Copper-capped sandwich material. e) Ion milling process for thermal characterization. f) Gold transducer layer deposition for thermal characterization. (Credit: Lin Jing et al., 2023)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/graphene_nanowire_thermal_interface_carnegie_mellon_university.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/graphene_nanowire_thermal_interface_carnegie_mellon_university.jpg?w=800">With the increasing waste heat production by today’s electronics in ever smaller spaces, drawing this heat away quickly enough to prevent thermal throttling or damage is a major concern. This …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/03/05/graphene-and-copper-nanowire-thermal-interface-with-low-thermal-resistance/)

Hackaday Links: March 5, 2023
https://hackaday.com/2023/03/05/hackaday-links-march-5-2023/