As Tom Nardi mentioned in this week’s podcast, the Northeast US is pretty apocalyptically socked in with smoke from wildfires in Canada. It’s what we here in Idaho call “August,” …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/11/hackaday-links-june-11-2023/)

The First Search Engines, Built By Librarians
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/11/the-first-search-engines-built-by-librarians/

Before the Internet became the advertisement generator we know and love today, interspersed with interesting information here and there, it was originally a network of computers largely among various universities. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/11/the-first-search-engines-built-by-librarians/)

Characterizing Singular Atoms Using X-Ray Spectroscopy and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/11/characterizing-singular-atoms-using-x-ray-spectroscopy-and-scanning-tunneling-microscopy/

Scanning Tunneling Microscopes (STMs) are amazing tools which can manipulate singular atoms, but they cannot characterize these atoms as they act only on the outer electron shell. Meanwhile X-ray spectroscopy …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/11/characterizing-singular-atoms-using-x-ray-spectroscopy-and-scanning-tunneling-microscopy/)

A Modular Analogue Computer
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/12/a-modular-analogue-computer/

We are all used to modular construction in the analogue synth world, to the extent that there’s an accepted standard for it in EuroRack. But the same techniques are just …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/12/a-modular-analogue-computer/)

Spaying Cats in One Shot
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/12/spaying-cats-in-one-shot/

Feral cats live a rough life, and programs like Trap, Neuter, Release (TNR) attempt to keep their populations from exploding in a humane way. Researchers in Massachusetts have found a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/12/spaying-cats-in-one-shot/)

Spy Tech: Unshredding Documents
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/12/spy-tech-unshredding-documents/

Shredded paper series – confidential
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/shredded_feat.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/shredded_feat.jpg?w=800">Bureaucracies generate paper, usually lots of paper. Anything you consider private — especially anything that could get you in trouble — should go in a “burn box” which is usually …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/12/spy-tech-unshredding-documents/)

High Voltage Ion Engines Take Trip on the High Seas
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/12/high-voltage-ion-engines-take-trip-on-the-high-seas/

Over the last several months, we’ve been enjoying a front-row seat as [Jay Bowles] of Plasma Channel has been developing and perfecting his design for a high voltage multi-stage ionic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/12/high-voltage-ion-engines-take-trip-on-the-high-seas/)