A problem facing architects when designing complex three-dimensional structures lies in their joints, which must be strong enough to take the loads and vector forces applied by the structure, yet …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/06/tree-forks-as-natural-composite-joints-in-architecture/)

Flexures Make This Six-DOF Positioner Accurate to the Micron Level
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/06/flexures-make-this-six-dof-positioner-accurate-to-the-micron-level/

It’s no secret that we think flexures are pretty cool, and we’ve featured a number of projects that leverage these compliant mechanisms to great effect. But when we saw flexures …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/06/flexures-make-this-six-dof-positioner-accurate-to-the-micron-level/)

Re-imagining the Resistor Color Code Cheat Sheet
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/07/re-imagining-the-resistor-color-code-cheat-sheet/

Some people look at a venerable resource like resistor color code charts and see something tried and true, but to [Andrew Jeddeloh], there’s room for improvement. A search for a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/07/re-imagining-the-resistor-color-code-cheat-sheet/)

Mods Make a Stock Keyboard Your Own
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/07/mods-make-a-stock-keyboard-your-own/

Trust me, you don’t have to build your own keyboard from the deskpad up to be happy or feel like one of the cool kids. Sure, it doesn’t hurt, but …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/07/mods-make-a-stock-keyboard-your-own/)

Learning Obsolete Technology
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/07/learning-obsolete-technology/

Tom Nardi and I were talking about his trip to the Vintage Computer Festival on the podcast, and he admitted to not having been a retrocomputer aficionado before his first …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/07/learning-obsolete-technology/)

APPLE2IDIOT Expansion Card Lets Your Apple II (Sort Of) Access the Internet
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/07/apple2idiot-expansion-card-lets-your-apple-ii-sort-of-access-the-internet/

[Nathanial Hendler]’s Apple2Idiot expansion card for the Apple II family of computers is a nifty mix of modern and vintage, and provides a clever means of allowing the host computer …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/07/apple2idiot-expansion-card-lets-your-apple-ii-sort-of-access-the-internet/)

Bee Motion Combines ESP32 with PIR Sensor and USB-C
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/07/bee-motion-combines-esp32-with-pir-sensor-and-usb-c/

There’s no shortage of ESP32 development boards out there, with many of them offering some “killer app” feature which may or may not align with whatever it is you’re trying …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/07/bee-motion-combines-esp32-with-pir-sensor-and-usb-c/)