The Dreamcast is a bit of an odd beast. Coming on the heels of the unpopular Sega Saturn, the Dreamcast was meant to be a simple console built with off-the-shelf …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/the-dreamcast-legacy/)

Stencil Vacuum-Assist Helps Avoid the Heartbreak of Smeared Solder Paste
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/stencil-vacuum-assist-helps-avoid-the-heartbreak-of-smeared-solder-paste/

While using a stencil should make solder paste application onto PCBs a simple affair, there are a number of “gotchas” that make it more art than science. Luckily, there are …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/stencil-vacuum-assist-helps-avoid-the-heartbreak-of-smeared-solder-paste/)

Tech in Plain Sight: Primitive Engineering Materials
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/tech-in-plain-sight-primitive-engineering-materials/

It isn’t an uncommon science fiction trope for our hero to be in a situation where there is no technology. Maybe she’s back in the past or on a faraway …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/tech-in-plain-sight-primitive-engineering-materials/)

How To Forge A Skillet From Scratch
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/how-to-forge-a-skillet-from-scratch/

Cookware isn’t something we typically build ourselves; you’d want a well-equipped metal shop to do the job and do it right. [Torbjörn Åhman] has just that, however, and set about …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/how-to-forge-a-skillet-from-scratch/)

Turbocharger Jet Engine Relies on Wood Pellet Ignition
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/turbocharger-jet-engine-relies-on-wood-pellet-ignition/

Turbochargers as used on cars bear some similarities with jet engines. Fundamentally, both contain a turbine that harvests energy from hot gas, using it to spin a compressor which sucks …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/turbocharger-jet-engine-relies-on-wood-pellet-ignition/)

Frame Antenna Works the Low Bands
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/frame-antenna-works-the-low-bands/

The lower the frequency of radio transmission, the more antenna that will be needed in general. [OM0ET] wanted to work the 80M to 20M ham bands and decided to turn …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/frame-antenna-works-the-low-bands/)

New Holographic Display Hacks the Light Field
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/new-holographic-display-hacks-the-light-field/

[Petapixel] has an interesting post about a startup company’s new holographic display that claims to be “indistinguishable from reality.” The company behind it, Light Field Labs, claims their system requires …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/new-holographic-display-hacks-the-light-field/)

Experiments with a Nernst Lamp
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/experiments-with-a-nernst-lamp/