Many substances display crystallization, allowing them to keep adding to a basic shape to reach pretty humongous proportions. Although we usually tend to think of pretty stones that get fashioned …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/17/how-to-grow-large-sugar-crystals/)
Testing Whether Heated Chambers Help Brittle Filaments
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/17/testing-whether-heated-chambers-help-brittle-filaments/
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/17/testing-whether-heated-chambers-help-brittle-filaments/
Some FDM filaments are pretty brittle even if properly dried and stored, especially those which contain carbon fiber (CF) or similar additives like glass fiber (GF). This poses a problem …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/17/testing-whether-heated-chambers-help-brittle-filaments/)
Building an LC Meter with a Franklin Oscillator
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/18/building-an-lc-meter-with-a-franklin-oscillator/
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/18/building-an-lc-meter-with-a-franklin-oscillator/
Although it dates back to the early days of the Marconi Company in the 1920s, the Franklin oscillator has remained a relatively obscure circuit, its memory mostly kept alive by …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/18/building-an-lc-meter-with-a-franklin-oscillator/)
CorridorKey is What You Get When Artists Make AI Tools
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/18/corridorkey-is-what-you-get-when-artists-make-ai-tools/
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/18/corridorkey-is-what-you-get-when-artists-make-ai-tools/
You may not have noticed, but so-called “artificial intelligence” is slightly controversial in the arts world. Illustrators, graphics artists, visual effects (VFX) professionals — anybody who pushes pixels around are …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/18/corridorkey-is-what-you-get-when-artists-make-ai-tools/)
The Rise and Fall of Free Dial Up Internet
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/18/the-rise-and-fall-of-free-dial-up-internet/
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/18/the-rise-and-fall-of-free-dial-up-internet/
In the early days of the Internet, having a high-speed IP connection in your home or even a small business was, if not impossible, certainly a rarity. Connecting to a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/18/the-rise-and-fall-of-free-dial-up-internet/)