Our smartphones have become our constant companions over the last decade, and it’s often said that they have been such a success because they’ve absorbed the features of so many …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/03/06/whats-going-to-happen-to-legacy-broadcast-bands-when-the-lights-go-out/)

What Does an Electron Look Like?
https://hackaday.com/2023/03/06/what-does-an-electron-look-like/

In school, you probably learned that an atom was like a little solar system with the nucleus as the sun and electrons as the planets. The problem is, as [The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/03/06/what-does-an-electron-look-like/)

MEMS Teardown and Macroscopic Models
https://hackaday.com/2023/03/06/mems-teardown-and-macroscopic-models/

There is a bit of a paradox when it comes to miniaturization. When electronics replaced mechanical devices, it was often the case that the electronic version was smaller. When transistors …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/03/06/mems-teardown-and-macroscopic-models/)

Your Phone is a 200X Microscope — Sort Of
https://hackaday.com/2023/03/06/your-phone-is-a-200x-microscope-sort-of/

[A. Cemal Ekin] over on PetaPixel reviewed the Apexel 200X LED Microscope Lens. The relatively inexpensive accessory promises to transform your cell phone camera into a microscope. Of course, lenses …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/03/06/your-phone-is-a-200x-microscope-sort-of/)

The Eyes Have It: Stare Down Your Lighting
https://hackaday.com/2023/03/06/the-eyes-have-it-stare-down-your-lighting/

You know how you can feel when someone is looking at you? Thanks to a person detector, [Michael Rigsby’s] little robotic light switch also knows when you are looking at …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/03/06/the-eyes-have-it-stare-down-your-lighting/)

Assembly Language 80’s Minicomputer Style
https://hackaday.com/2023/03/06/assembly-language-80s-minicomputer-style/

In the days before computers usually used off-the-shelf CPU chips, people who needed a CPU often used something called “bitslice.” The idea was to have a building block chip that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/03/06/assembly-language-80s-minicomputer-style/)

Displaying the Time is Elemental With This Periodic Table Clock
https://hackaday.com/2023/03/07/displaying-the-time-is-elemental-with-this-periodic-table-clock/

We see a lot of clocks here at Hackaday, so many now that it’s hard to surprise us. After all, there are only so many ways to divide the day …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/03/07/displaying-the-time-is-elemental-with-this-periodic-table-clock/)