Robots are cool, so check out [Atlin Anderson]’s Spiderbot (video, embedded below) which can be made with 3D printed parts, hobby servos, and ESP32-CAM module for control and a first-person …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/01/fire-up-the-3d-printer-and-build-yourself-a-spiderbot/)

Why Is My 470uF Electrolytic Cap More Like 20uF?
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/01/why-is-my-470uf-electrolytic-cap-more-like-20uf/

https://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2024/03/electrolytic-caps-over-frequency-why-is.html
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image-1-featured.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image-1-featured.png?w=800">Inductors are more like a resistor in series with an ideal inductor, resistors can be inductors as well, and well, capacitors aren’t just simply a capacitance in a package. Little …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/01/why-is-my-470uf-electrolytic-cap-more-like-20uf/)

A Supercapacitor From Mushrooms
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/01/a-supercapacitor-from-mushrooms/

The supercapacitor is an extremely promising energy storage technology, and though they have yet to reach parity with the best batteries in terms of energy density, offers considerable promise for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/01/a-supercapacitor-from-mushrooms/)

PhotonPower Zero For Effortless Solar Pi Zero Projects
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/02/photonpower-zero-for-effortless-solar-pi-zero-projects/

A Pi Zero doesn’t need much to sustain itself, and it’s projects like the PhotonPower Zero that remind us of it its low appetite when we need this reminder most. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/02/photonpower-zero-for-effortless-solar-pi-zero-projects/)

Espressif’s ESP32-P4 Application Processor: Details Begin To Emerge
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/02/espressifs-esp32-p4-application-processor-details-begin-to-emerge/

Every now and then there’s a part that comes along which is hotly anticipated, but which understandably its manufacturer remains tight-lipped about in order to preserve maximum impact surrounding its …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/02/espressifs-esp32-p4-application-processor-details-begin-to-emerge/)

Mining and Refining: Tungsten
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/02/mining-and-refining-tungsten/

Our metallurgical history is a little bit like a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors, only without the paper; we’re always looking for something hard enough to cut whatever the current …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/02/mining-and-refining-tungsten/)

Multiply Your Multimeter with Relays and USB
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/02/multiply-your-multimeter-with-relays-and-usb/

Multimeters are a bit like potato chips: you can’t have just one. But they’re a lot more expensive than potato chips, especially the good ones, and while it’s tempting to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/02/multiply-your-multimeter-with-relays-and-usb/)

Giant Sails Actually Help Cargo Ships Save Fuel, And the Planet In Turn
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/02/giant-sails-actually-help-cargo-ships-save-fuel-and-the-planet-in-turn/