The fastest ground vehicles on earth are not driven by their wheels but by an aircraft jet engine. At world record speeds, they run on an aerodynamic razor’s edge between …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/23/high-speed-rc-car-needs-a-flight-controller/)

Flapping PCB Fan Blows A Little Bit
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Moving air with spinning blades is the most popular way, but it is not the only way. Using the PCB actuator technology he has been working on for the past …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/23/flapping-pcb-fan-blows-a-little-bit/)

Integrated Circuit Manufacturing At Bell Labs In 1983
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiOjevNkK9I
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Snap-2022-08-22-at-21.06.56.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Snap-2022-08-22-at-21.06.56.png?w=800">With the never ending march of technological progress, arguably the most complex technologies become so close to magic as to be impenetrable to those outside the industry in which they …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/23/integrated-circuit-manufacturing-at-bell-labs-in-1983/)

There’s Gold In That There Graphene
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There’s gold all around us, embedded in our electronics. There are people who collect e-waste and use various methods to extract gold from them. However, it is hard to qualify …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/23/theres-gold-in-that-there-graphene/)

Frequency Counter Restoration Impeded by Kittens
https://hackaday.com/2022/08/24/frequency-counter-restoration-impeded-by-kittens/

We think of digital displays as something you see on relatively modern gear. But some old gear had things like nixies or numitrons to get cool-looking retro digital displays. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/24/frequency-counter-restoration-impeded-by-kittens/)

Macintosh Classic II With E-Ink Display
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As various antique computers age, it becomes increasingly hard to operate them as hardware begins to physically fail. Keeping these systems up and running often requires scavenging parts from other …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/24/macintosh-classic-ii-with-e-ink-display/)

How Resilient is the Natural Gas Grid?
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A few years ago, I managed to get myself on a mailing list from a fellow who fancied himself an expert on energy. Actually, it seemed that no area was …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/24/how-resilient-is-the-natural-gas-grid/)