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/)

The End of Landlines?
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/the-end-of-landlines/

Imagine if, somehow, telephones of all kinds had not been invented. Then, this morning, someone entered a big corporation board room and said, “We’d like to string copper wire to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/the-end-of-landlines/)

A Tube Tester Laid Bare
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/a-tube-tester-laid-bare/

There’s still a mystique around vacuum tubes long after they were rendered obsolete by solid state devices, and many continue to experiment with them. They can be bought new, but …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/a-tube-tester-laid-bare/)

3D Printing Silicone Parts
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/3d-printing-silicone-parts/

Silicone is a useful material for many purposes. Traditionally, creating something out of silicone required injection molding. That’s not difficult, but it does require a good bit of setup. As …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/3d-printing-silicone-parts/)

Lawny Five Keeps Lawn Mowed, Snow Plowed
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/lawny-five-keeps-lawn-mowed-snow-plowed/

Although there’s been considerable excitement over the past half century of a Jetsons-like robotic future, outside of a few niche uses of our day-to-day lives there hasn’t been much in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/lawny-five-keeps-lawn-mowed-snow-plowed/)

Synthetic Spider Silk
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/synthetic-spider-silk/

While spider silk proteins are something you can make in your garage, making useful drag line fibers has proved a daunting challenge. Now, a team of scientists from Japan and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/synthetic-spider-silk/)

[Usagi] Whips a Chain Printer Into Shape
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/usagi-whips-a-chain-printer-into-shape/