OK, maybe that won’t buff right out. NASA has released a more detailed analysis of the damage suffered by the James Webb Space Telescope in a run-in with a micrometeoroid, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/24/hackaday-links-july-24-2022/)

Automated Hotend Swapping For Less Wasteful Multicolor Printing
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/24/automated-hotend-swapping-for-less-wasteful-multicolor-printing/

Multicolor printing on FDM machines can be tricky to get working flawlessly, and purging hotends when changing colors can end up wasting a lot of filament and material. To solve …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/24/automated-hotend-swapping-for-less-wasteful-multicolor-printing/)

Complex Movements From Simple Inflatables, Thanks to Physics
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/24/complex-movements-from-simple-inflatables-thanks-to-physics/

Inflatable actuators that change shape based on injected pressure can be strong, but their big limitation is that they always deform in the same way. But by taking structural inspiration …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/24/complex-movements-from-simple-inflatables-thanks-to-physics/)

A Tiny Forest of Resistors Makes for Quick and Dirty Adaptive Optics
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/25/a-tiny-forest-of-resistors-makes-for-quick-and-dirty-adaptive-optics/

The term “adaptive optics” sounds like something that should be really complicated and really expensive. And in general, the ability to control the properties of optical elements is sufficiently difficult …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/25/a-tiny-forest-of-resistors-makes-for-quick-and-dirty-adaptive-optics/)

Custom Raspberry Pi Case Shows the Whole Workflow
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/25/custom-raspberry-pi-case-shows-the-whole-workflow/

If you are a process junkie and love seeing the end-to-end of how a thing is made and with what tools, then watch [Michael Klements] show off his Raspberry Pi …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/25/custom-raspberry-pi-case-shows-the-whole-workflow/)

How Does the James Webb Telescope Phone Home?
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/25/how-does-the-james-webb-telescope-phone-home/

When it comes to an engineering marvel like the James Webb Space Telescope, the technology involved is so specialized that there’s precious little the average person can truly relate to. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/25/how-does-the-james-webb-telescope-phone-home/)

50-Year-Old 8-Track Changer Repair and Hack
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/25/50-year-old-8-track-changer-repair-and-hack/

screen capture from project’s YouTube video
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/8track-feature.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/8track-feature.png?w=800">For reasons still unclear, [Techmoan] has procured an RCA 8-track changer that holds five tape cartridges in a custom carrier. It somewhat works, but had a bit of mechanical issues …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/25/50-year-old-8-track-changer-repair-and-hack/)