The University of Chicago has announced they have created a material that behaves like plastic but conducts like metal. They also say they don’t fully understand why it works yet. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/06/conducting-plastic-can-replace-metal/)
At the budget end of the oscilloscope range lie the so-called pocket ‘scopes. About the size of a deck of cards, they combine a microcontroller and an LCD screen to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/06/a-pi-pico-oscilloscope/)
Hackaday Links: November 6, 2022
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/06/hackaday-links-november-6-2022/
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/06/hackaday-links-november-6-2022/
Remember the chip shortage? We sure do, mainly because as far as we can tell, it’s still going on, at least judging by the fact that you can’t get a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/06/hackaday-links-november-6-2022/)
Recycled Chairs Bring the Subway to Your Living Room
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/06/recycled-chairs-bring-the-subway-to-your-living-room/
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/06/recycled-chairs-bring-the-subway-to-your-living-room/
Public transit seats have a rough life. Enduring a number of wear cycles that would make your sofa weep, they take a beating and have to keep looking presentable. When …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/06/recycled-chairs-bring-the-subway-to-your-living-room/)
One of our favorite musical hackers, [Look Mum No Computer] is getting dangerously close to building a computer. His quest was to create a unique drum machine, inspired by a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/06/rope-core-drum-machine/)
Dosimetry: Measuring Radiation
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/07/dosimetry-measuring-radiation/
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/07/dosimetry-measuring-radiation/
Thanks to stints as an X-ray technician in my early 20s followed by work in various biology labs into my early 40s, I’ve been classified as an “occupationally exposed worker” …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/07/dosimetry-measuring-radiation/)
An RP2040 Powered Pick And Place
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/07/an-rp2040-powered-pick-and-place/
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/07/an-rp2040-powered-pick-and-place/
Pick and place machines are a wonder to behold, as they delicately and accurately place part after part. Unfortunately, they have to have a similarly wondrous price tag. Luckily, they …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/07/an-rp2040-powered-pick-and-place/)