If you want a strong magnet, the obvious answer is to buy one. However, for a variety of reasons, you might want to combine several smaller magnets. There are a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/16/halbach-array-makes-magents-strong-weak/)

Hackaday Links: July 16, 2023
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/16/hackaday-links-july-16-2023/

Last week, we noted an attempt to fix a hardware problem with software, which backfired pretty dramatically for Ford when they tried to counter the tendency for driveshafts to fall …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/16/hackaday-links-july-16-2023/)

Improving Ocean Power with Static Electricity
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/16/improving-ocean-power-with-static-electricity/

Water is heavy, so if you think about it, a moving ocean wave has quite a bit of energy. Scientists have a new way to use triboelectric generators to harvest …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/16/improving-ocean-power-with-static-electricity/)

Illumos Gets a New C Compiler
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/16/illumos-gets-a-new-c-compiler/

Illumos is an OpenSolaris-derived Unix system, and no Unix is complete without a C compiler or two. And with a name like Portable C Compiler (PCC), you would think that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/16/illumos-gets-a-new-c-compiler/)

DIY Laser For Ablating Metal
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/17/diy-laser-for-ablating-metal/

For those who wish to go beyond through-hole construction on perfboard for their circuit boards, a printed circuit board is usually the next step up. Allowing for things like surface-mount …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/17/diy-laser-for-ablating-metal/)

Finding Undocumented 8086 Instructions Via Microcode
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/17/finding-undocumented-8086-instructions-via-microcode/

Video gamers know about cheat codes, but assembly language programmers are often in search of undocumented instructions. One way to find them is to map out all of a CPU’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/17/finding-undocumented-8086-instructions-via-microcode/)

DisplayPort: Under The Hood
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/17/displayport-under-the-hood/

Last time, we looked at all the things that make DisplayPort unique for its users. What about the things that make it unique for hackers? Let’s get into all the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/17/displayport-under-the-hood/)