Ever since the demise of Google’s Stadia game streaming service, the associated Stadia controllers have found themselves in limbo, with the only way to switch them from the proprietary WiFi …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/19/reverse-engineering-the-stadia-controller-bluetooth-switching-procedure/)

NASA’s Tech Demo Streams First Video From Deep Space via Laser
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/19/nasas-tech-demo-streams-first-video-from-deep-space-via-laser/

Everyone knows that the most important part of a tech demo is to make the right impression, and the team over at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) definitely had this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/19/nasas-tech-demo-streams-first-video-from-deep-space-via-laser/)

How a LEGO Set is Born
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/19/how-a-lego-set-is-born/

LEGOs are the first window into making something in your head become real for many makers. The Verge dug into how a LEGO set itself goes from idea to the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/19/how-a-lego-set-is-born/)

Explore Neural Radiance Fields in Real-time, Even on a Phone
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/20/explore-neural-radiance-fields-in-real-time-even-on-a-phone/

Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) is a method of reconstructing complex 3D scenes from sparse 2D inputs, and the field has been growing by leaps and bounds. Viewing a reconstructed scene …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/20/explore-neural-radiance-fields-in-real-time-even-on-a-phone/)

Up Close and Personal with a MEMS Microphone
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/20/up-close-and-personal-with-a-mems-microphone/

If you’ve ever wondered what lies beneath the barely visible hole in the can of a MEMS microphone, you’re in luck, because [Zach Tong] has a $10 pair of earbuds …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/20/up-close-and-personal-with-a-mems-microphone/)

Beyond the Basics: Exploring Exotic Scope Trigger Modes
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/20/beyond-the-basics-exploring-exotic-scope-trigger-modes/

Will Rogers once said that veterinarians are the best doctors because their patients can’t tell them where it hurts. I’ve often thought that electronic people have a similar problem. In …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/20/beyond-the-basics-exploring-exotic-scope-trigger-modes/)

A Transistor, But For Heat Instead of Electrons
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/20/a-transistor-but-for-heat-instead-of-electrons/

Fireplace Logs, Winter Heat (https://www.flickr.com/photos/8398907@N02/4210789243) by moonjazz, CC BY-SA 2.0
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' data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/wood_fire.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/wood_fire.png?w=800">Researchers at UCLA recently developed what they are calling a thermal transistor: a solid-state device able to control the flow of heat with an electric field. This opens the door …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/20/a-transistor-but-for-heat-instead-of-electrons/)