[Jan Říha]’s PionEar device is a wonderful entry to the Assistive Tech portion of the 2023 Hackaday Prize. It’s a small unit intended to perch within view of the driver …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/25/hackaday-prize-2023-hearing-sirens-when-drivers-cant/)

The Voltaic Pile: Building the First Battery
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/25/the-voltaic-pile-building-the-first-battery/

In the technologically-underpinned modern world, most of us interact with a battery of some sort every day. Whether that’s the starter battery in a car, the lithium battery in a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/25/the-voltaic-pile-building-the-first-battery/)

Hacking the IKEA OBEGRÄNSAD LED Wall Lamp
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/25/hacking-the-ikea-obegransad-led-wall-lamp/

The IKEA OBEGRÄNSAD is a pixel-style LED wall lamp that comes with a few baked-in animations, and [ph1p] improved it immensely with an ESP32 board and new firmware. The new …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/25/hacking-the-ikea-obegransad-led-wall-lamp/)

Vehicle-to-Grid Made Easy
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/25/vehicle-to-grid-made-easy/

As electric cars continue to see increased adoption, one associated technology that was touted long ago that still hasn’t seen widespread adoption is vehicle-to-grid or vehicle-to-home. Since most cars are …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/25/vehicle-to-grid-made-easy/)

A Mobile Phone from 1985
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/25/a-mobile-phone-from-1985/

It might seem quaint through the lends of history we have the luxury of looking through, but in the mid 1980s it was a major symbol of status to be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/25/a-mobile-phone-from-1985/)

When The Professionals Trash Your Data Tape, Can It Still Be Recovered?
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/26/when-the-professionals-trash-your-data-tape-can-it-still-be-recovered/

People trying to preserve digital artifacts held on old media often not only have to contend with the media themselves decaying, but also with obscure media formats for which there’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/26/when-the-professionals-trash-your-data-tape-can-it-still-be-recovered/)

Getting into NMR Without the Superconducting Magnet
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/26/getting-into-nmr-without-the-superconducting-magnet/

Exploring the mysteries of quantum mechanics surely seems like an endeavor that requires room-sized equipment and racks of electronics, along with large buckets of grant money, to accomplish. And while …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/26/getting-into-nmr-without-the-superconducting-magnet/)

This Week in Security: Gitlab, KeyPassMini, and Horse
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/26/this-week-in-security-gitlab-keypassmini-and-horse/