Recently, a prototype inflatable space station module built by Sierra Space exploded violently on a test stand at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. Under normal circumstances, this would …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/the-past-present-and-future-of-inflatable-space-habitats/)

The World’s First Microprocessor: F-14 Central Air Data Computer
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/the-worlds-first-microprocessor-f-14-central-air-data-computer/

When the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first flew in 1970, it was a marvel. With its variable-sweep wing, twin tail, and sleek lines, it quickly became one of the most iconic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/the-worlds-first-microprocessor-f-14-central-air-data-computer/)

Human-Interfacing Devices: The Descriptor Heist
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/human-interfacing-devices-the-descriptor-heist/

Today, we’ll build our own input devices. And they will be easy to create and write firmware for, they will work perfectly, and they will be cross-platform. We can do …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/human-interfacing-devices-the-descriptor-heist/)

Simon Says with an RP2040
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/simon-says-with-an-rp2040/

Image from project writeup page in the ECE4760 site
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/simon-feature.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/simon-feature.jpg?w=800">The team of [Michael] and [Chimdi] from Cornell’s Designing with Microcontrollers (ECE 4760) Fall 2023 session designed a version of Simon Says on an RP2040 which they call Pico Says. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/simon-says-with-an-rp2040/)

Design Secrets of Fantastic, Hand-made Puzzle Boxes
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/design-secrets-of-fantastic-hand-made-puzzle-boxes/

[Kagen Sound] is a woodworker and artist who gives a great behind-the-scenes look at his amazingly high-quality puzzle boxes (video). Not only do his varied puzzle box designs show his …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/design-secrets-of-fantastic-hand-made-puzzle-boxes/)

A Basic USB-C Primer
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/a-basic-usb-c-primer/

Over the last five years or so there has been a quiet take-over of the ports on laptops, phones, and other devices, as a variety of older ports as well …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/a-basic-usb-c-primer/)

How To Build Your Own 16-Bit System-on-Spreadsheet
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/how-to-build-your-own-16-bit-system-on-spreadsheet/

Back in the hazy days of the  early home computers, many of us would rejoice at running our first BASIC applications, some of us even built our own 8-bit system …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/how-to-build-your-own-16-bit-system-on-spreadsheet/)

Swapping Nunchucks for a Steering Wheel
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/swapping-nunchucks-for-a-steering-wheel/