Why Gas Turbines Rule the World
https://hackaday.com/2023/11/18/why-gas-turbines-rule-the-world/

It is an interesting fact that the most efficient way to generate electricity — at least so far — is to spin the shaft of a generator. The only real …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/11/18/why-gas-turbines-rule-the-world/)

Procrastineering and Simulated Annealing
https://hackaday.com/2023/11/18/procrastineering-and-simulated-annealing/

The software for the Supercon badge went down to the wire this year, with user-facing features being coded up as late as Thursday morning. This left “plenty of time” to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/11/18/procrastineering-and-simulated-annealing/)

Bringing Back the CRT TV Experience in Software
https://hackaday.com/2023/11/18/bringing-back-the-crt-tv-experience-in-software/

Cathode-Retro is a collection of shaders and sample C++ code for reliving the glorious days when graphics were composite video signals displayed on a CRT screen. How? By faking it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/11/18/bringing-back-the-crt-tv-experience-in-software/)

Cooking with Magnets and 3D Printing
https://hackaday.com/2023/11/18/cooking-with-magnets-and-3d-printing/

Have you ever wondered how induction cooking works? A rotating magnetic field — electrically or mechanically — induces eddy currents in aluminum and that generates heat. When [3D Sage] learned …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/11/18/cooking-with-magnets-and-3d-printing/)

Wandering Through Old Word Processors Yields a Beast
https://hackaday.com/2023/11/18/wandering-through-old-word-processors-yields-a-beast/

The world once ran on hardcopy, and when the digital age started to bring new tools and ways of doing things, documents were ripe for change. Today, word processors and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/11/18/wandering-through-old-word-processors-yields-a-beast/)

Restoring the Silver Swan Automaton
https://hackaday.com/2023/11/18/restoring-the-silver-swan-automaton/

It’s easier than ever to build your own robot, but humans have been building automatons since before anyone had even thought of electronics. One beautiful example is the Silver Swan, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/11/18/restoring-the-silver-swan-automaton/)

Bigfoot Turns Classic Sewing Machine into a Leather-Eating Monster
https://hackaday.com/2023/11/18/bigfoot-turns-classic-sewing-machine-into-a-leather-eating-monster/

If you try to sew leather on a standard consumer-grade machine, more often than not you’ll quickly learn its limits. Most machines are built for speed, and trying to get …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/11/18/bigfoot-turns-classic-sewing-machine-into-a-leather-eating-monster/)