Supercapacitor technology often looks like a revolutionary energy storage technology on the surface, but the actual performance numbers can be rather uninspiring. However, for rapid and repeated charge and discharge …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/10/03/supercapacitor-e-bike-with-diy-motor/)

Forget Digital Computing, You Need An Analog Computer
https://hackaday.com/2021/10/03/forget-digital-computing-you-need-an-analog-computer/

https://the-analog-thing.org/
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/wired_THAT-combo.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/wired_THAT-combo.png?w=731">The analog computer of decades-gone-by is something many of us younger engineers never got the chance to experience first hand. It’s pretty much a case of reading about them on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/10/03/forget-digital-computing-you-need-an-analog-computer/)

Laser Theremin Turns Your Hand Swooshes into Music
https://hackaday.com/2021/10/03/laser-theremin-turns-your-hand-swooshes-into-music/

In a world where smartphones have commoditized precision MEMS Sensors, the stage is set to reimagine clusters of these sensors as something totally different. That’s exactly what [chronopoulos] did, taking …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/10/03/laser-theremin-turns-your-hand-swooshes-into-music/)

Hackaday Links: October 3, 2021
https://hackaday.com/2021/10/03/hackaday-links-october-3-2021/

It’s one thing to speculate about what’s happening with the Mars helicopter Ingenuity, but it’s another to get an insider’s view on recent flight problems. As we previously reported, Ingenuity …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/10/03/hackaday-links-october-3-2021/)

Telepresence Robot For “Doing The Rounds”
https://hackaday.com/2021/10/03/telepresence-robot-for-doing-the-rounds/

When you are responsible for maintaining devices at a client’s location, software tools like remote desktop and SSH are great, but sometimes they are not enough. For some problems, you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/10/03/telepresence-robot-for-doing-the-rounds/)

Maakrapu is a Buggy Drawn by a Five-Legged Beast
https://hackaday.com/2021/10/03/maakrapu-is-a-buggy-drawn-by-a-five-legged-beast/

The steampunk aesthetic can take on many forms, and while pipes, valves, and boilers can look great, having complicated machinery with lots of moving parts really makes your project shine. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/10/03/maakrapu-is-a-buggy-drawn-by-a-five-legged-beast/)

This Audio Mixer Is A Eurorack
https://hackaday.com/2021/10/04/this-audio-mixer-is-a-eurorack/

Music making and DJing have both become arts predominantly pursued in a computer, as the mighty USB interface has subsumed audio, MIDI, and even DJ turntable interface controllers. There was …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/10/04/this-audio-mixer-is-a-eurorack/)