Mesmerizing Marble Runs from Procedural Generation Aaron Beckendorf | usagoldmines.com
There are few things that can keep a certain kind of mechanically-inclined mind entranced as...
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Target the Best AA, and Take No Flak Tyler August | usagoldmines.com
In this era of cheap lithium pouch cells, it might seem mildly anachronistic to build...
The Cardboard Airplane Saga Continues Fenix Guthrie | usagoldmines.com
History is full of engineers making (or attempting to make) things out of the wrong...
2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Heat Activated LED Candles John Elliot V | usagoldmines.com
wasn’t satisfied with abusing just a single component for our Component Abuse Challenge....
Teardown of HP Optical Link and Signal Investigations Using Siglent Technology John Elliot V | usagoldmines.com
Anything with a laser has undeniable hacker appeal, even if the laser’s task is as...
Autopsy of a First-Generation RX7 Mazda Rotary Car Engine Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
The eccentric shaft and rotor of the Mazda 12A rotary engine. (Credit: Baked Beans Garage,...
Camera Capabilities Unlocked from a Mouse Ian Bos | usagoldmines.com
There is a point where taking technology for granted hides some of the incredible capabilities...
2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Glowing Neon From a 9 V Relay Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
Most of us know that a neon bulb requires a significant voltage to strike, in...
Thanks for a Superconference Elliot Williams | usagoldmines.com
Last weekend was Supercon, and it was, in a word super. So many people sharing...
What has 5,000 Batteries and Floats? Al Williams | usagoldmines.com
While it sounds like the start of a joke, Australian shipmaker Incat Tasmania isn’t kidding...
BIOS Detectives Find Ghost Of Previously Unknown PC Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
Old parts such as EPROMs will often find themselves for sale on sites such as...
2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Using Inductors to Steal Power from Qi Wireless Charging Base Station John Elliot V | usagoldmines.com
Over on Hackaday.IO our hacker has his entry into the Component Abuse Challenge: Inductors...
OldVersion.com Archive Facing Shutdown Due to Financing Issues Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
Finding older versions of particular software can be a real chore, all too often only...
Screen-Accurate Lightsaber As a Practical Effect Tyler August | usagoldmines.com
The lightsaber was one of the coolest and most iconic visual effects from the original...
Medium Format, 3 GigaPixel Camera Puts It All On the Line (Sensor) Tyler August | usagoldmines.com
It’s a bit of a truism that bigger sensors lead to better pictures when it...
2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Pushing a 555 to the Limit Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
The humble 555 timer has its origins back in the early 1970s as the NE555,...
An LED Projector as a Lighting Effect Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
If you had an array of high power addressable LEDs, how would you project them...
Hackaday Podcast Episode 344: Board with Lasers, Op-Amp Torture, and Farewell Supercon 9 Al Williams | usagoldmines.com
Hackaday Editors Tom Nardi and Al Williams spent the weekend at Supercon and had to...
This Week in Security: Bogus Ransom, WordPress Plugins, and KASLR Jonathan Bennett | usagoldmines.com
There’s another ransomware story this week, but this one comes with a special twist. If...
Pi-Powered Camera Turns Heads and Lenses In Equal Measure Tyler August | usagoldmines.com
Have you ever seen photos of retro movie sets where the cameras seem to be...