Vantablack is a special coating material, moreso than a paint. It’s well-known as one of the blackest possible coatings around, capable of absorbing almost all visible light in its nanotube …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/black-4-0-is-the-new-ultrablack/)

Building Penny’s Computer Watch From Inspector Gadget
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/building-pennys-computer-watch-from-inspector-gadget/

When you help your bumbling Uncle Gadget with all kinds of missions, you definitely need a watch that can do it all. Penny’s video watch from Inspector Gadget has a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/building-pennys-computer-watch-from-inspector-gadget/)

Supercon 2022: Carrie Sundra Discusses Manufacturing on a Shoestring Budget
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/supercon-2022-carrie-sundra-discusses-manufacturing-on-a-shoestring-budget/

Making hardware is hard. This is doubly true when you’re developing a niche hardware device that might have a total production run in the hundreds of units instead of something …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/supercon-2022-carrie-sundra-discusses-manufacturing-on-a-shoestring-budget/)

Chugging Along: A Steam-Powered Sawmill Still Makes Its Mark
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/chugging-along-a-steam-powered-sawmill-still-makes-its-mark/

[Rural Heritage TV] has video of a private tour of a working, two-story, steam-powered sawmill at Lake Itasca, Minnesota. This is believed to be one of the only working steam-powered …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/chugging-along-a-steam-powered-sawmill-still-makes-its-mark/)

Dot Matrix Printer Gets an Epson Ribbon Transplant
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/dot-matrix-printer-gets-an-epson-ribbon-transplant/

What do you do when your dot matrix printer’s ribbon is torn to shreds after decades of use, and no new cartridges are available? You might like to attempt a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/dot-matrix-printer-gets-an-epson-ribbon-transplant/)

2023 Halloween Hackfest: Quoth the Raven, “Caww!”
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/2023-halloween-hackfest-quoth-the-raven-caww/

Sometimes, projects start in somewhat unlikely places. This one began when [Istvan Raduly] scored a fake raven at a neighbor’s garage sale and decided to turn it into a thunder-and-lightning …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/2023-halloween-hackfest-quoth-the-raven-caww/)

Need A Low-Mass Antenna In Space? Just Blow It Up!
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/need-a-low-mass-antenna-in-space-just-blow-it-up/

A parabolic antenna is a simple enough device, a curved reflector designed to focus all the radiation from the direction it’s pointed into a waveguide or antenna at its feedpoint. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/need-a-low-mass-antenna-in-space-just-blow-it-up/)