A tuning FORK CLOCK, WITH DISCRETE LOGIC
[Willem Koopman aka Secretbatcave] was taking a look at a master clock he has in his collection which was rather a noisy device, however wished …
Month: April 2022
BREAKOUT BOARD FOR $11 LCD MODULE WITH small PITCH
[Ibrahim] picked this little LCD module out because of its price point and resolution. In single units you can get hold of one of the …
USB charger FOOLED into VARIABLE VOLTAGE source
USB chargers are all over and it is the responsibility of every hacker to use this typically available device to its top potential. [Septillion] and [Hugatry] …
ORBITAL SAFETY: THE challenges OF SURVIVING space JUNK
Hanging around in earth orbit is like walking into the middle of a Wild West gunfight — bullets are flying around everywhere, and even though …
A ONE-SERVO MECHANICAL SEVEN-SEGMENT display
The seven-segment display may be a bit prosaic after all these years, but that doesn’t indicate there aren’t ways to spice it up. Coming up …
MY major IS GAMING…
Times have changed. You can now take a university class in writing games. In fact, YOU can now take a university class about writing games …
A very fast lightweight LOSSLESS COMPRESSION ALGORITHM
[Dominic Szablewski] was tinkering around with compressing RGB images, when he stumbled upon idea of how to make a easy lossless compression algorithm, resulting in …
DIY HIGH flow 3D printing NOZZLE
often advances happen when someone realizes that a common sense technique isn’t the optimal one. Take radio. Success in radio requires bigger antennas and a …
PUMP UP THE RESIN
often the best ideas are basic and seem evident after you’ve heard them. [Danny] showed us a great idea that fits that description. He uses …
TINY HOMEMADE INJECTION MOLDER
With 3D printing continually gaining ground, some hackers might not see the need for traditional injection molding. After all, you can tweak the code or …