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Small Feathers, Big Effects: Reducing Stall Speeds With Strips Of Plastic
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Small Feathers, Big Effects: Reducing Stall Speeds With Strips Of Plastic

Birds have long been our inspiration for flight, and researchers at Princeton University have found a new trick in their…

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A Brief History of Calculator Watches
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A Brief History of Calculator Watches

When humans counted on their fingers, everyone had a state-of-the-art (at the time) calculator at all times. But as we…

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Creating a Signature Wood Joint
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Creating a Signature Wood Joint

We really love when makers make their construction techniques evident in an aesthetically-pleasing way, and [Laura Kampf] has created a…

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When Transistor Count Mattered
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When Transistor Count Mattered

Many Hackaday readers have an interest in retro technology, but we are not the only group who scour the flea…

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8-Bit Computers Crunch Advanced Scientific Computations
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8-Bit Computers Crunch Advanced Scientific Computations

Although largely relegated to retrocomputing enthusiasts and embedded systems or microcontrollers now, there was a time when there were no…

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Tailwheel Trainer Go-Cart To Avoid Wrecked Planes
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Tailwheel Trainer Go-Cart To Avoid Wrecked Planes

Taildraggers remain a popular configuration for small aircraft, but they come with a significant risk during ground handling: ground loops….

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Upgrading the M4 Mac Mini with More Storage
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Upgrading the M4 Mac Mini with More Storage

Apple’s in-house chips have some impressive specs, but user serviceability is something Apple left behind for consumer machines around a…

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Uncle Sam Wants You to Recover Energy Materials from Wastewater
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Uncle Sam Wants You to Recover Energy Materials from Wastewater

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) was founded to support moonshot projects in the realm…

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Saving a Samsung TV From the Dreaded Boot Loop
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Saving a Samsung TV From the Dreaded Boot Loop

[eigma] had a difficult problem. After pulling a TV out of the trash and bringing it home, it turned out…

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It’s Like LightScribe, But For Floppies!
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It’s Like LightScribe, But For Floppies!

Back when CD-Rs were the thing, there were CD burner drives which would etch images in the unoccupied areas of…

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