Megabots, Colliders, Rockets, Tunnels Underground, and Other Big Dumb Ideas Will Save Us

From hackaday.com 4 years ago in Blogs

Humanity is a planetwide force. We have the power to change our weather. We have the power to change the shape of the land. We have the power to selectively wipe a species from this earth if we choose. We’ve had this power for a while and we’re still coming...

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Machining a Honing Jig Will Keep Skills Sharp

From hackaday.com 11 hours ago in Blogs

[Amy Makes Stuff] has long used a pair of diamond honing blocks to freehand sharpen planes, chisels, and all the other dull things around the shop. Although this method works fairly well, the results are often inconsistent without some kind...

Shredding The Ice With Powered Skates

From hackaday.com 14 hours ago in Blogs

The availability of small and powerful brushless motors has been instrumental in the development of so-called micro-mobility vehicles. But if your commute involves crossing a frozen lake, you might find the options a bit lacking. Fortunately [Simon] from [RCLifeOn] now...

Street-Legalize Your Ebike With A Magnet

From hackaday.com 15 hours ago in Blogs

Getting into e-biking is a great hobby. It can get people on bikes who might otherwise not be physically able to ride, it can speed up commute times, and it can even make hauling lots of stuff possible and easy,...

World’s First eVTOL Airport Will Land This November

From hackaday.com 17 hours ago in Blogs

We have to admit that flying cars still sound pretty cool. But if we’re ever going to get this idea off the ground, there’s a truckload of harsh realities that must be faced head-on. The most obvious and pressing issue...

Putting Lasers to Work Hack Chat

From hackaday.com 18 hours ago in Blogs

Join us on Wednesday, March 3 at noon Pacific for the Putting Lasers to Work Hack Chat with Jonathan Schwartz! Laser cutting equipment runs the gamut in terms of cost, with low-end, almost disposable units that can be had for...

There’s Only One Way To Play A Star Wars Game

From hackaday.com 19 hours ago in Blogs

Most computer and console games have a variety of different control schemes depending on the controller peripheral the player has to hand. For Star Wars games the fight scenes may be playable with a gamepad, but perhaps that leaves a...

Wind Turbines and Ice: How They’re Tailored for Specific Climates

From hackaday.com 20 hours ago in Blogs

Wind turbines are incredible pieces of technology, able to harvest wind energy and deliver it to the power grid without carbon emissions. Their constant development since the first one came online in 1939 mean that the number of megawatts produced...

Tim Hunkin Rides Again With The Secret Life Of Components

From hackaday.com 1 day ago in Blogs

Long-time readers may remember one of the occasional Engineering Heroes series that focused on the British engineer, inventor and sometime TV presenter Tim Hunkin, known for his intricate creations, unusual arcade machines, and Secret Life Of Machines TV series’ from...

Reliable Frequency Reference from GPS

From hackaday.com 1 day ago in Blogs

GPS technology is a marvel of the modern world. Not only can we reliably locate positions on the planet with remarkable accuracy and relatively inexpensive hardware, but plenty of non-location-based features of the technology are available for other uses as...

Hackaday Links: February 28, 2021

From hackaday.com 1 day ago in Blogs

In an announcement that came as a surprise to few, NASA now says that landing humans on the Moon by 2024 is no longer likely. Acting administrator Steve Jurczyk lays the blame at the feet of Congress, for failing to...