Surface conductors on vacuum formed parts appear in many hacks, from cosplay armor to 3D touch pads and smart objects. But making them has always been painful. Either they had …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/22/add-conductive-traces-on-vacuum-formed-plastic-with-3d-printing/)

Meet the RouterPi, a Compute Module 4 Based GbE Router
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/22/meet-the-routerpi-a-compute-module-4-based-gbe-router/

[Zak Kemble] likes to build things, and for several years has been pining over various Raspberry Pi products with an eye on putting them into service as a router. Sadly, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/22/meet-the-routerpi-a-compute-module-4-based-gbe-router/)

High Temp Heat Engine Achieves 40% Efficiency
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/23/high-temp-heat-engine-achieves-40-efficiency/

People generate lots of waste heat. It makes sense that there is a desire to convert that heat into usable energy. The problem is one of efficiency. Researchers from MIT …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/23/high-temp-heat-engine-achieves-40-efficiency/)

Omnibot Shows Off Over a Decade of CNC Prowess
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/23/omnibot-shows-off-over-a-decade-of-cnc-prowess/

At first glance, you might think the Omnibot v3 wasn’t anything more than a basic 3D printed robotics platform, but you’d be wrong on both counts. There’s actually no 3D …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/23/omnibot-shows-off-over-a-decade-of-cnc-prowess/)

Research: It’s Like Cheating, but Fair
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/23/research-its-like-cheating-but-fair/

My niece’s two favorite classes in high school this year are “Intro to AI” and “Ethical Hacking”. (She goes to a much cooler high school than I did!) In “Hacking”, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/23/research-its-like-cheating-but-fair/)

A Universal, Non-planar Slicer for 3D Printing is Worth Thinking About
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/23/a-universal-non-planar-slicer-for-3d-printing-is-worth-thinking-about/

One may think that when it comes to 3D printing, slicing software is pretty much a solved problem. Take a 3D model, slice it into flat layers equal to layer …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/23/a-universal-non-planar-slicer-for-3d-printing-is-worth-thinking-about/)

2022 Sci-Fi Contest: Your Home Assistant, HAL 9000
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/23/2022-sci-fi-contest-your-home-assistant-hal-9000/

Anyone who has seen 2001: A Space Odyssey will easily remember HAL 9000, the sentient computer that turned against its human companions aboard Spacecraft Discovery One. [Ben Brooks] decided to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/23/2022-sci-fi-contest-your-home-assistant-hal-9000/)

Retrotechtacular: The Power to Stop
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/23/retrotechtacular-the-power-to-stop/