With our mass-produced butane lighters and matches made in the billions, fire is never more than a flick of the finger away these days. But starting a fire 200 years …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/19/lighting-up-with-chemistry-1823-style/)

Smart Assistants Need To Get Smarter
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/19/smart-assistants-need-to-get-smarter/

Science fiction has regularly portrayed smart computer assistants in a fanciful way. HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey and J.A.R.V.I.S. from the contemporary Iron Man films are both great examples. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/19/smart-assistants-need-to-get-smarter/)

Shake, Rattle, Roll, with Your Own Seismograph
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/19/shake-rattle-roll-with-your-own-seismograph/

We always love to see projects where you can build your own lab equipment so [CompactDIY’s] homemade seismograph caught our eye. The design uses an Arduino with an accelerometer and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/19/shake-rattle-roll-with-your-own-seismograph/)

Hackaday Prize 2023: Meet the Assistive Tech Finalists
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/19/hackaday-prize-2023-meet-the-assistive-tech-finalists/

If you’re still toiling away at your entry for the Gearing Up Challenge of the 2023 Hackaday Prize, don’t panic! No, you haven’t lost track of time — due to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/19/hackaday-prize-2023-meet-the-assistive-tech-finalists/)

Building the Cheapest MIDI Home Studio from 1988
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/19/building-the-cheapest-midi-home-studio-from-1988/

These days, there is a plethora of cheap hardware and software which you can use to make digital music. Back in the 1980s, though, this was still a nascent field, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/19/building-the-cheapest-midi-home-studio-from-1988/)

Breaking Land Speed Records With An RC Car
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/19/breaking-land-speed-records-with-an-rc-car/

Building and running a land speed record car is an expensive business that requires incredibly wealthy benefactors. Doing it on a smaller scale with a radio control car is still …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/19/breaking-land-speed-records-with-an-rc-car/)

3D Printer Recognizes Third-Party Build Plates, Just Make Your Own ID Codes
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/19/3d-printer-recognizes-third-party-build-plates-just-make-your-own-id-codes/

The Bambu X1C 3D printer is a machine known for its speed, and it has a number of useful features like automatic build platform recognition. Factory build platforms are marked …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/19/3d-printer-recognizes-third-party-build-plates-just-make-your-own-id-codes/)