Once upon a time, a radio controlled plane was a hefty and complex thing. They required small nitro engines, support equipment, and relatively heavy RC electronics. Times have changed since …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/29/hackaday-prize-2023-tiny-rc-aircraft-built-using-foam-and-esp12/)
Don’t Let The Baluns Float Over Your Head
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/29/dont-let-the-baluns-float-over-your-head/
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/29/dont-let-the-baluns-float-over-your-head/
Most ham radio operators will build an antenna of some sort when they first start listening or transmitting, whether it’s a simple dipole, a beam antenna like a Yagi, or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/29/dont-let-the-baluns-float-over-your-head/)
RP2040 Gets Intellikeys Keyboard Up And Running
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/29/rp2040-gets-intellikeys-keyboard-up-and-running/
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/29/rp2040-gets-intellikeys-keyboard-up-and-running/
The Spectronic Intellikeys was an innovative keyboard-like accessibility device that used special plastic overlays that change its functionality. While a USB version of the accessible keyboard exists, it doesn’t work …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/29/rp2040-gets-intellikeys-keyboard-up-and-running/)
USB Borescope Lets Doctors Hone Intubation Skills on the Cheap
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/30/usb-borescope-lets-doctors-hone-intubation-skills-on-the-cheap/
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/30/usb-borescope-lets-doctors-hone-intubation-skills-on-the-cheap/
One of the most critical skills in emergency medicine is airway management. Without a patent airway, a patient has about four minutes to live, so doctors and paramedics put a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/30/usb-borescope-lets-doctors-hone-intubation-skills-on-the-cheap/)
When Your Smart Light Switches Stop Working, Build Your Own
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/30/when-your-smart-light-switches-stop-working-build-your-own/
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/30/when-your-smart-light-switches-stop-working-build-your-own/
If you want smart light switches in your house, you can buy from any one of hundreds of manufacturers. [Brian Boyle] had kitted out his home with TP Link devices, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/30/when-your-smart-light-switches-stop-working-build-your-own/)
Add a Little Quindar to Your Comms for that Apollo-Era Sound
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/30/add-a-little-quindar-to-your-comms-for-that-apollo-era-sound/
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/30/add-a-little-quindar-to-your-comms-for-that-apollo-era-sound/
If there’s one thing that ties together all the media coming out of the Apollo era, it’s probably the iconic Quindar tones. These quarter-second beeps served as control tones for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/30/add-a-little-quindar-to-your-comms-for-that-apollo-era-sound/)
Embed Hardware Into 3D Prints, But Not In The Way You’re Thinking
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/30/embed-hardware-into-3d-prints-but-not-in-the-way-youre-thinking/
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/30/embed-hardware-into-3d-prints-but-not-in-the-way-youre-thinking/
[Christopher Helmke] is doing fantastic work in DIY systems for handling small hardware like fasteners, and that includes robotic placement of hardware into 3D prints. Usually this means dropping nuts …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/30/embed-hardware-into-3d-prints-but-not-in-the-way-youre-thinking/)
A Microneedle Vaccine Patch Printer for Thermostable mRNA Vaccines
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/30/a-microneedle-vaccine-patch-printer-for-thermostable-mrna-vaccines/
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/30/a-microneedle-vaccine-patch-printer-for-thermostable-mrna-vaccines/