We’ve covered dozens of projects about getting images of Earth’s weather straight from the source. It’s not too much of a trick to download images straight from our constellation of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/listening-in-on-a-deep-space-satellite-as-it-returns-home/)
Keeping Thermal Plants Cool Without Breaking the Cooling Water Budget
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/keeping-thermal-plants-cool-without-breaking-the-cooling-water-budget/
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/keeping-thermal-plants-cool-without-breaking-the-cooling-water-budget/
Steam generators in thermal (steam-cycle) power plants require a constant influx of cool water to maximize the transfer of thermal energy. How this water is cooled again in the condensor …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/keeping-thermal-plants-cool-without-breaking-the-cooling-water-budget/)
Roboticized Zelda Ocarina Plays Itself
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/roboticized-zelda-ocarina-plays-itself/
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/roboticized-zelda-ocarina-plays-itself/
[3DSage] has long been obsessed with a certain type of musical instrument after playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It spawned a project to robotically control an ocarina, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/roboticized-zelda-ocarina-plays-itself/)
How Duck Tape Became Famous
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/how-duck-tape-became-famous/
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/how-duck-tape-became-famous/
If you hack things in the real world, you probably have one or more rolls of duck tape. Outside of the cute brand name, many people think that duck tape …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/how-duck-tape-became-famous/)
Timekeeping For Distributed Computers
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/timekeeping-for-distributed-computers/
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/timekeeping-for-distributed-computers/
Ask any programmer who has ever had to deal with timekeeping on a computer, and they’re likely to go on at length about how it can be a surprisingly difficult …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/timekeeping-for-distributed-computers/)
Awning Motorized and Automated To Avoid Wind Damage
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/awning-motorized-and-automated-to-avoid-wind-damage/
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/awning-motorized-and-automated-to-avoid-wind-damage/
Awnings can be architecturally beautiful, and they provide lovely shelter from the sun and even a bit of rain. They don’t always like taking a pounding from high winds though. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/awning-motorized-and-automated-to-avoid-wind-damage/)
Taking Mechanical Keyboard Sounds to the Next Level
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/taking-mechanical-keyboard-sounds-to-the-next-level/
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/taking-mechanical-keyboard-sounds-to-the-next-level/
When it comes to mechanical keyboards, there’s no end to the amount of customization that can be done. The size and layout of the keyboard is the first thing to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/taking-mechanical-keyboard-sounds-to-the-next-level/)