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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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…