how lots of times can you put two LEGO pieces together and take them apart again before they wear out? The answer is 37,112. At least that’s the number established by one test case. [Phillipe Cantin] was interested in this peculiar question so he built the test rig above to measure a LEGO’s lifespan. The hacked together […]
There’s a big to-do going on best now in Germany over particulate-matter air pollution. Stuttgart, Germany’s “motor city” and one of Dante’s seven circles of hell during rush hour, had the nation’s first-ever air pollution alert last year. Cities are considering banning older diesel automobiles outright. So far, Stuttgart’s no-driving days have been voluntary, and […]
For how lots of can be found on the workbenches and in the toolboxes of makers and hackers the world over, finding a glue gun that does a lot more than just heat up and drip glue anywhere can be a challenge. [Ben Heck] finally fixed this problem with a hot glue gun that’s a […]
about a year ago, [Anthony] chose to embark on his most significant job to date. He wanted something with a ton of LEDs, so when the concept of recreating the traditional electronic Lights Out game concerned mind, he knew he had the makings of a killer project. The finished Lights Out arcade box is a fantastic […]
artificial intelligence is playing an ever increasing function in the lives of civilized nations, though most citizens most likely don’t recognize it. It’s now commonplace to speak with a computer when calling a business. Facebook is ending up being frightening precise at acknowledging faces in uploaded photos. Physical interaction with wise phones is ending up […]
If you’re in Munich, Germany this weekend as well as you’ve got a wonderful hack to show off as well as a thirst for beer and/or great geeky company, then you’re in luck! Come join Hackaday at the muCCC for a Hackaday prize Bring a Hack. The place is Schleißheimer Str. 41, a short walk […]
We’ve heard about the concept of utilizing browsers as distributed computing nodes for a couple years now. It’s only recently, with the race towards quicker JavaScript engines in browsers like Chrome that this concept seems useful. [Antimatter15] did a proof of idea JavaScript application for reversing hashes. Plura Processing utilizes a Java applet to do […]
It seems there are a lot of people who have the same complaint about the STM32 discovery boards; it can be difficult to add external hardware to them. Don’t get us wrong, we appreciate all of the pins being broken out (as opposed to the Stellaris Launchpad which we think has too few available). Here’s […]
9V batteries are commonly discovered in gadgets that aren’t utilized extremely often. If you utilize a NiCd rechargeable battery you may discover it totally discharged by the time you requirement it. Capacitors on the other hand can preserve their fee for years. This circuit utilizes a 10F cap with a changing voltage regulator to boost […]
summer means mowing the grass as well as now [Everst X] can do so in 7.1 channel pleasure thanks to his wireless headphone antenna hack which extends the range. [Kevin] is trying to develop a much better reverse geocache box. It’s not the GPS that he’s improving, it’s the latching mechanism. He’s got four linear latches actuated […]