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The University of Pennsylvania has a team that did a little light research. Well, not light in the usual sense of that phrase. They used very strong light to levitate …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/23/levitating-with-light/)
We’ve all heard it said, and it bears repeating: getting to space is hard. But it actually gets even harder the smaller your booster is. That’s because the structure, engines, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/23/astras-frugal-design-leads-to-latest-unusual-failure/)
Necessity might be the mother of all invention, but we often find that inventions around here are just as often driven by expensive off-the-shelf parts and a lack of willingness …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/23/pressure-gauge-built-in-a-vacuum/)
Inputs of Interest: Canadian MCM/70 Was Kinda Like the First Cyberdeck
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/23/inputs-of-interest-canadian-mcm-70-was-kinda-like-the-first-cyberdeck/
Not to start a debate in the comments or anything, but what would you say was the first microcomputer, or personal computer? We suppose the answer depends on your definition. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/23/inputs-of-interest-canadian-mcm-70-was-kinda-like-the-first-cyberdeck/)
Coin cells are useful things that allow us to run small electronic devices off a tiny power source. However, they don’t have a lot of capacity, and they can run …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/23/coin-cell-eliminator-does-more-than-save-batteries/)
Whether it’s an engine swap in an old car or pulling a hard drive out of an old computer, we often find ourselves transplanting bits from one piece of hardware …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/23/pulling-off-a-crt-transplant-doesnt-have-to-be-tricky/)