[Gregory] is building some microwave gear and wanted to convert a 3.3 GHz signal to a 12 MHz intermediate frequency. You might think of using a mixer, but you’d need …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/13/microwave-sampler-is-like-time-domain-mixer/)

Pico Does PID
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/13/pico-does-pid/

If you wanted to, say, control a temperature you might think you could just turn on a heater until you reach the desired temperature and then turn the heater off. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/13/pico-does-pid/)

This DIY Microscope Design is All Wet
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/14/this-diy-microscope-design-is-all-wet/

[Robert Murray-Smith] wanted to recreate how some ancient microscopes worked: with a drop of water as a lens. The idea is that the meniscus of a drop of water will …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/14/this-diy-microscope-design-is-all-wet/)

Game Boy Becomes Super Game Boy with a Pair of Pis
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/14/game-boy-becomes-super-game-boy-with-a-pair-of-pis/

For the Nintendo aficionados of the 90s, the Super Game Boy was a must-have cartridge for the Super Nintendo which allowed gamers to play Game Boy games on your TV. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/14/game-boy-becomes-super-game-boy-with-a-pair-of-pis/)

This Week in Security: NPM Vandalism, Simulating Reboots, and More
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/14/this-week-in-security-npm-vandalism-simulating-reboots-and-more/

We’ve covered quite a few stories about malware sneaking into the NPN and other JavaScript repositories. This is a bit different. This time, a JS programmer vandalized his own packages. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/14/this-week-in-security-npm-vandalism-simulating-reboots-and-more/)

Rapid-Reload Vacuum Cannon Totally Demolishes Those Veggies
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/14/rapid-reload-vacuum-cannon-totally-demolishes-those-veggies/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DKWSXstXuc&list=PL1a2HkcVbmAXIlvlmv6UOJaf3D7pBC9-t&index=5
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Snap-2022-01-09-at-23.01.23.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Snap-2022-01-09-at-23.01.23.png?w=800">[NightHawkInLight] has been developing his design for a vacuum canon for a while now, so it seems fitting to drop in check out the progress. The idea is pretty straightforward, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/14/rapid-reload-vacuum-cannon-totally-demolishes-those-veggies/)

Hackaday Podcast 151: The Hackiest VR Glove, Plotting Boba Fett with Shoelaces, ECU Hacking, and Where Does Ammonia Come From?
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/14/hackaday-podcast-151-the-hackiest-vr-glove-plotting-boba-fett-with-shoelaces-ecu-hacking-and-where-does-ammonia-come-from/

Hackaday Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Managing Editor Tom Nardi are back again to talk about all the weird and wonderful stories from our corner of the tech world. Canon had …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/14/hackaday-podcast-151-the-hackiest-vr-glove-plotting-boba-fett-with-shoelaces-ecu-hacking-and-where-does-ammonia-come-from/)