Students Rebel Against Heat-Sensing Crotch Monitor Surveillance Devices
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/12/students-rebel-against-heat-sensing-crotch-monitor-surveillance-devices/

Surveillance has become a ubiquitous part of modern life. Public spaces are dotted with CCTV cameras inside and out. Recent years have seen the technology spread to the suburbs with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/12/students-rebel-against-heat-sensing-crotch-monitor-surveillance-devices/)

Battery Engineering Hack Chat
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/12/battery-engineering-hack-chat/

Join us on Wednesday, December 14 at noon Pacific for the Battery Engineering Hack Chat with Dave Sopchak! Of all the things driving technology forward, you’d have to say that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/12/battery-engineering-hack-chat/)

ESP32 Projects from Northwestern University’s Embedded Electronics Class
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/12/esp32-projects-from-northwestern-universitys-embedded-electronics-class/

Northwestern University’s Embedded Electronics Class delivered a bumper crop of ESP-32 projects this year. The student teams recorded their progress on hackaday.io with project descriptions, logs, BOMs, diagrams, photos, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/12/esp32-projects-from-northwestern-universitys-embedded-electronics-class/)

Serial Cistercian Digit Module
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/12/serial-cistercian-digit-module/

There’s no doubt that the 7-segment display is a gold standard for displaying lighted digits. But what about a throwback to an older system of displaying numbers — Cistercian? With …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/12/serial-cistercian-digit-module/)

Travel Uke from a Fallen Tree
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/12/travel-uke-from-a-fallen-tree/

When faced with what to build from the trimmings of the walnut tree in her yard, [Amy Quian] decided to build a headless travel ukulele. [via MAKE:] Headless instruments relocate …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/12/travel-uke-from-a-fallen-tree/)

Interesting Optical Journey Results in Hybrid Viewfinder for Smartphones
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/12/interesting-optical-journey-results-in-hybrid-viewfinder-for-smartphones/

Fair warning: if you ever thought there was nothing particularly interesting with optical viewfinders, prepare to have your misconception corrected by [volzo] with this deep-dive into camera-aiming aids that leads …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/12/interesting-optical-journey-results-in-hybrid-viewfinder-for-smartphones/)

A Concealed Model Railway Rises To The Occasion
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/13/a-concealed-model-railway-rises-to-the-occasion/