If you hang out on certain kinds of sites, you can find huge-capacity USB drives and high-power yet tiny solar panels, all at shockingly low prices. Of course, the USB …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/15/folding-solar-panel-is-underpowered/)

TOPS, the DIY Robot Dog, Has Great Moves
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/15/tops-the-diy-robot-dog-has-great-moves/

We love [Aaed Musa]’s TOPS (Traverser of Planar Surfaces) which is a robot dog with custom-made actuators. The DIY is very strong with this project, and the 3D-printed parts alone …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/15/tops-the-diy-robot-dog-has-great-moves/)

Do We Need a New Hardware Description Language?
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/15/do-we-need-a-new-hardware-description-language/

When you think about hardware description languages, you probably think of Verilog or VHDL. There are others, of course, but those are the two elephants in the room. Do we …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/15/do-we-need-a-new-hardware-description-language/)

Retro Unit Converter is a Neat Little Gadget
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/15/retro-unit-converter-is-a-neat-little-gadget/

These days, unit conversions aren’t something we have to worry about so much. If you’re sitting at a computer, you can usually just tap away in your browser to get …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/15/retro-unit-converter-is-a-neat-little-gadget/)

Super-Portable, Tunable VHF Antenna
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/16/super-portable-tunable-vhf-antenna/

Ham radio is having a bit of a resurgence these days, likely due to awards programs like Parks on the Air (POTA) and Summits on the Air (SOTA), which encourage …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/16/super-portable-tunable-vhf-antenna/)

Cheap DIY Microscope Lamp Makes Tiny Macro Shots Look Great
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/16/cheap-diy-microscope-lamp-makes-tiny-macro-shots-look-great/

For optical microscopes, light is everything. If you don’t have a good amount of light passing through or bouncing off your sample, you’ve got nothing for your eyeballs or a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/16/cheap-diy-microscope-lamp-makes-tiny-macro-shots-look-great/)

A SPIF-fy Way of Forming Metal
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/16/a-spif-fy-way-of-forming-metal/

Thanks to 3D printing, most of us are familiar with the concept of additive manufacturing, and by extension, subtractive manufacturing. But what is it when you’re neither adding material nor …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/16/a-spif-fy-way-of-forming-metal/)