Ever wanted to produce nitrogen fertilizer like they did in the 1900s? In that case, you’re probably looking at the Birkeland-Eyde process, which was the first industrial-scale atmospheric nitrogen fixation …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/15/building-a-fully-automatic-birkeland-eyde-reactor/)

Repairing a Kodak Picture Maker Kiosk
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/15/repairing-a-kodak-picture-maker-kiosk/

Photo-printing kiosks are about as common as payphones these days. However, there was a time when they were everywhere. The idea was that if you didn’t have a good printer …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/15/repairing-a-kodak-picture-maker-kiosk/)

A Hacker’s Approach to All Things Antenna
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/a-hackers-approach-to-all-things-antenna/

When your homebrew Yagi antenna only sort-of works, or when your WiFi cantenna seems moody on rainy days, we can assure you: it is not only you. You can stop …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/a-hackers-approach-to-all-things-antenna/)

A Look at the Panasonic FS-A1FM
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/a-look-at-the-panasonic-fs-a1fm/

MSX computers were not very common in the United States, and we didn’t know what we were missing when they were popular. [Re:Enthused] shows us what would have been a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/a-look-at-the-panasonic-fs-a1fm/)

Transmitting Wireless Power Over Longer Distances
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/transmitting-wireless-power-over-longer-distances/

Everyone loves wireless power these days, almost vindicating [Tesla’s] push for wireless power. One reason why transmitting electricity this way is a terrible idea is the massive losses involved once …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/transmitting-wireless-power-over-longer-distances/)

Inside a “Budget” Current Probe
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/inside-a-budget-current-probe/

Current measurements are not as handy as voltage measurements. You typically need to either measure the voltage across something and do some math or break the circuit so a known …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/inside-a-budget-current-probe/)

Blue Ghost Watches Lunar Eclipse from the Lunar Surface
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/blue-ghost-watches-lunar-eclipse-from-the-lunar-surface/

After recently landing at the Moon’s Mare Crisium, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander craft was treated to a spectacle that’s rarely observed: a total solar eclipse as seen from the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/blue-ghost-watches-lunar-eclipse-from-the-lunar-surface/)

Hackaday Links: March 16, 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/hackaday-links-march-16-2025/

“The brickings will continue until the printer sales improve!” This whole printer-bricking thing seems to be getting out of hand with the news this week that a firmware update caused …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/hackaday-links-march-16-2025/)

Wire Recording Speaks Again
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/wire-recording-speaks-again/