Over the years we’ve seen many takes on the 7-segment display. Among the most interesting are the mechanical versions of what is most often an LED-based item. This week’s offering …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/11/a-whole-lot-of-stepper-motors-make-the-most-graceful-7-segment-displays/)

Practical Print Makes iPad a Magnificent Eye Piece
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/11/practical-print-makes-ipad-a-magnificent-eye-piece/

Be it the ever shrinking size of components, the miniscule size of the printing on such pieces, or the steady march of time that makes visits to the optometrist an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/11/practical-print-makes-ipad-a-magnificent-eye-piece/)

Should You Be Able to Repair It? We Think So.
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/11/should-you-be-able-to-repair-it-we-think-so/

You own it, you should be able to fix it. So much equipment on sale today has either been designed to be impossible to maintain, unnecessarily too complex to maintain, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/11/should-you-be-able-to-repair-it-we-think-so/)

Xbox Flexure Joystick Puts You In the Pilot’s Seat
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/11/xbox-flexure-joystick-puts-you-in-the-pilots-seat/

With the recent release of Microsoft Flight Simulator on the Xbox Series X|S there’s never been a better time to get a flight stick for the console, and as you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/11/xbox-flexure-joystick-puts-you-in-the-pilots-seat/)

Figuring Out Earth’s Past Climate Through Paleoclimatology And Its Lessons For Today
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/11/figuring-out-earths-past-climate-through-paleoclimatology-and-its-lessons-for-today/

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/japans-northernmost-main-island-of-hokkaido
" data-image-caption="Japan’s northermost island of Hokkaido, with the glow from Earth’s atmosphere visible. (Source: NASA, Aki Hoshide)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/japan_northernmost_island_hokkaido_from_ISS.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/japan_northernmost_island_hokkaido_from_ISS.jpg?w=800">Roughly 4.6 billion years ago, Earth would gain its first atmosphere, yet this was an atmosphere that was completely unlike the atmosphere we know today. Today’s oxygen-rich atmosphere we’re familiar …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/11/figuring-out-earths-past-climate-through-paleoclimatology-and-its-lessons-for-today/)

A Stress Monitor Designed Specifically to Help You Work From Home
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/11/a-stress-monitor-designed-specifically-to-help-you-work-from-home/

There are quite a bit of mixed emotions regarding working from home. Some people love it and are thriving like they haven’t before, but others are having a bit of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/11/a-stress-monitor-designed-specifically-to-help-you-work-from-home/)

3D Printing Steel Parts At Home Via Special Filaments
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/11/3d-printing-steel-parts-at-home-via-special-filaments/

Rocket engines are great for producing thrust from fire and fury, but they’re also difficult to make. They require high-strength materials that can withstand the high temperatures involved. [Integza], however, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/11/3d-printing-steel-parts-at-home-via-special-filaments/)

Wireless Earbuds Charge Themselves
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/11/wireless-earbuds-charge-themselves/