We’ve noticed that [Carl Bugeja] likes flexible PCBs. His latest exploit is to make PCB-based springs that combine with some magnets to create little devices that jump. We aren’t sure …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/when-carl-says-jump-pcbs-say-how-high/)

Fix Old Caps, But Keep That “Can Capacitor” Look
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/fix-old-caps-but-keep-that-can-capacitor-look/

Vintage electronics and capacitor replacements tend to go hand-in-hand. Why? Because electrolytic capacitors just don’t last, not the way most other components do, anyway. It’s one thing to swap old …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/fix-old-caps-but-keep-that-can-capacitor-look/)

Demonstrate Danger, Safely
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/demonstrate-danger-safely/

Dan Maloney and I were talking about the chess robot arm that broke a child’s finger during the podcast, and it turns out that we both have extreme respect for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/demonstrate-danger-safely/)

Hackaday Prize 2022: Soviet Geiger Counter Gets WiFi
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/hackaday-prize-2022-soviet-geiger-counter-gets-wifi/

[Marek] has an impressive collection of old Soviet-style Geiger counters. These are handy tools to have in some specific situations, but for most of us they would be curiosities. Even …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/hackaday-prize-2022-soviet-geiger-counter-gets-wifi/)

Re-reclaimed From Nature: Resurrecting a DT80 Terminal
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/re-reclaimed-from-nature-resurrecting-a-dt80-terminal/

When Datamedia announced their new DT80 terminal as a VT100 killer back in 1979, they were so confident of its reliability, they threw in a full one-year warranty. Now, decades …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/re-reclaimed-from-nature-resurrecting-a-dt80-terminal/)

USB Drive Keeps Your Secrets… As Long As Your Fingers Are Wet?
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/usb-drive-keeps-your-secrets-as-long-as-your-fingers-are-wet/

[Walker] has a very interesting new project: a completely different take on a self-destructing USB drive. Instead of relying on encryption or other “visible” security features, this device looks and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/usb-drive-keeps-your-secrets-as-long-as-your-fingers-are-wet/)

What’s The Time? It’s Casino’clock!
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/whats-the-time-its-casinoclock/

As the saying goes, nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes, and the never-ending inventiveness of clock hacks. No matter how tried and proven a concept is, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/whats-the-time-its-casinoclock/)

Upgraded Film Scanner Handles Bigger Formats At No Cost
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/upgraded-film-scanner-handles-bigger-formats-at-no-cost/