Despite being integral to aviation for more than a century, propellers have changed remarkably little since the Wright Brothers. A team at MIT’s Lincoln Lab has developed a new propeller …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/28/toroidal-propellers-make-drones-less-annoying/)

An Atomic Pendulum Clock Accurate Enough for CERN
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/28/an-atomic-pendulum-clock-accurate-enough-for-cern/

That big grandfather clock in the library might be an impressive piece of mechanical ingenuity, and an even better example of fine cabinetry, but we’d expect that the accuracy of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/28/an-atomic-pendulum-clock-accurate-enough-for-cern/)

3D-Printed Servo Motor Has 360 Degrees of Rotation
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/28/3d-printed-servo-motor-has-360-degrees-of-rotation/

Hobby servos are nifty and useful for a wide range of projects. There’s nothing stopping you from building your own servos though, and you can even give them nifty features …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/28/3d-printed-servo-motor-has-360-degrees-of-rotation/)

Creative Vandalism The KITT Way
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/28/creative-vandalism-the-kitt-way/

It’s probable that most of us have at some time dreamed up a witty and subversive way to deface our city, but that few of us will have followed through …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/28/creative-vandalism-the-kitt-way/)

The Voice of ChatGPT Is Now On The Air
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/28/the-voice-of-chatgpt-is-now-on-the-air/

AIs can now apparently carry on a passable conversation, depending on what you classify as passable conversation. The quality of your local pub’s banter aside, an AI stuck in a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/28/the-voice-of-chatgpt-is-now-on-the-air/)

Illuminate Your Benched Things with this Death Stranding Lamp
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/29/illuminate-your-benched-things-with-this-death-stranding-lamp/

[Pinkman] creates a smart RGB table lamp based off of the “Odradek device” robot arm from the video game “Death Stranding”. [Pinkman] adds a XIAO BLE nRF52840 Sense device, with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/29/illuminate-your-benched-things-with-this-death-stranding-lamp/)

Opening a Safe With a Stepper Motor and DIY Auto-Dialer
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/29/opening-a-safe-with-a-stepper-motor-and-diy-auto-dialer/

What do you do when you happen to come into possession of a safe of which the combination is lost to the sands of time? If you’re someone like [eNBeWe], …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/29/opening-a-safe-with-a-stepper-motor-and-diy-auto-dialer/)