FLOSS Weekly Episode 769: OpenCost — We Spent How Much?
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/floss-weekly-episode-769-opencost-we-spent-how-much/

This week Jonathan Bennett and Katherine Druckman talk with Matt Ray about OpenCost. What exactly is Cloud Native? Why do we need a project just for tracking expenses? Doesn’t the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/floss-weekly-episode-769-opencost-we-spent-how-much/)

Metal Crystal Stops Electrons
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/metal-crystal-stops-electrons/

Researchers at Rice University have found an alloy of copper, vanadium, and sulfur that forms crystals that, due to quantum effects, can trap electrons. This can produce flat bands, which …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/metal-crystal-stops-electrons/)

Will Large Satellite Constellations Affect Earth’s Magnetic Field?
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/will-large-satellite-constellations-affect-earths-magnetic-field/

A schematic representation of the different ionospheric sub-layers and how they evolve daily from day to night periods. (Credit: Carlos Molina)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Ionospheric_layers_from_night_to_day.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Ionospheric_layers_from_night_to_day.png?w=800">Imagine taking a significant amount of metals and other materials out of the Earth’s crust and scattering it into the atmosphere from space. This is effectively what we have been …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/will-large-satellite-constellations-affect-earths-magnetic-field/)

Custom Multi-Segment E-Ink Displays from Design to Driving
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/custom-multi-segment-e-ink-displays-from-design-to-driving/

With multi-segment displays, what you see available online is pretty much what you get. LEDs, LCDs, VFDs; if you want to keep your BOM at a reasonable price, you’ve pretty …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/custom-multi-segment-e-ink-displays-from-design-to-driving/)

The Revolver: A 3D-Printed… Screwdriver!
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/the-revolver-a-3d-printed-screwdriver/

You know those “What my friends think I do” vs “What I actually do” memes? Well there should be one for 3D printing that highlights what you think you’ll do …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/the-revolver-a-3d-printed-screwdriver/)

How Airplanes Mostly Stopped Flying Into Terrain And Other Safety Improvements
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/how-airplanes-mostly-stopped-flying-into-terrain-and-other-safety-improvements/

We have all heard the statistics on how safe air travel is, with more people dying and getting injured on their way to and from the airport than while traveling …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/how-airplanes-mostly-stopped-flying-into-terrain-and-other-safety-improvements/)

Revisiting a Z80 Game From 1990
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/revisiting-a-z80-game-from-1990/

Back in the days of 8-bit computers, like no doubt many readers of similar age, we wrote little games. First in BASIC, then augmented with little machine code speed-ups. We …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/revisiting-a-z80-game-from-1990/)