Shape shifters have long been the stuff of speculative fiction, but researchers in China have developed a magnetoactive phase transitional matter (MPTM) that makes Odo slipping through an air vent …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/19/phase-change-materials-for-flexible-and-strong-robots/)

Watch Sony Engineers Tear Down Sony’s VR Hardware
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/19/watch-sony-engineers-tear-down-sonys-vr-hardware/

Teardowns are great because they let us peek not only at a product’s components, but also gain insight into the design decisions and implementations of hardware. For teardowns, we’re used …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/19/watch-sony-engineers-tear-down-sonys-vr-hardware/)

A Better Playlist Shuffle Algorithm Is Possible
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/19/a-better-playlist-shuffle-algorithm-is-possible/

When listening to music, most of us reach for the shuffle button on the regular. This is then followed by a bunch of frustrating skips as we hear the same …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/19/a-better-playlist-shuffle-algorithm-is-possible/)

Hackaday Links: February 19, 2023
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/19/hackaday-links-february-19-2023/

For years, Microsoft’s modus operandi was summed up succinctly as, “Extend and enhance.” The aphorism covered a lot of ground, but basically it seemed to mean being on the lookout …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/19/hackaday-links-february-19-2023/)

Wi-Fi Sensor for Rapid Prototyping
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/19/wi-fi-sensor-for-rapid-prototyping/

There might seem like a wide gulf between the rapid prototyping of a project and learning a completely new electronics platform, but with the right set of tools, these two …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/19/wi-fi-sensor-for-rapid-prototyping/)

UV Photography Box Is Great For Shooting Fancy Rocks
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/19/uv-photography-box-is-great-for-shooting-fancy-rocks/

If you want to shoot photographs of various fluorescent UV-related phenomena, it’s hard to do so when ambient light is crowding out your subject. For this work, you’ll want a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/19/uv-photography-box-is-great-for-shooting-fancy-rocks/)

Pingo is an Analog Clock that uses Colors Instead of Hands
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/20/pingo-is-an-analog-clock-that-uses-colors-instead-of-hands/

The purpose of a clock is to show the time, obviously. But if you’ve followed Hackaday for some time, you’ll know there are about a million different ways of achieving …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/20/pingo-is-an-analog-clock-that-uses-colors-instead-of-hands/)