The problem of components not conforming to their claimed specification is one that must challenge engineers in all fields, including it seems, that of multi-rotors and remote controlled aircraft. A …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/04/how-much-thrust-is-your-prop-really-making/)

Ultimate Power: Lithium-Ion Batteries In Series
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/04/ultimate-power-lithium-ion-batteries-in-series/

At some point, the 3.6 V of a single lithium ion battery just won’t do, and you’ll absolutely want to stack LiIon cells in series. When you need high power, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/04/ultimate-power-lithium-ion-batteries-in-series/)

3D Navigator for Blender
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/04/3d-navigator-for-blender/

If you work with high-end CAD workstations, you may have encountered a SpaceMouse or similar devices. Sort of a mouse with an extra dimension, they aren’t cheap. So [meisterodin1981] decided …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/04/3d-navigator-for-blender/)

Vibratory Rock Tumbler Bounces on Printed Spring
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/04/vibratory-rock-tumbler-bounces-on-printed-spring/

If you’re reading Hackaday, there’s a good chance you had a rock tumbler in your younger days. Hell, we’d put odds on a few of you having one rumbling away …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/04/vibratory-rock-tumbler-bounces-on-printed-spring/)

USB HID And Run Exposes Yet Another BadUSB Surface
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/04/usb-hid-and-run-exposes-yet-another-badusb-surface/

You might think you understand the concept of BadUSB attacks and know how to defend it, because all you’ve seen is opening a terminal window. Turns out there’s still more …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/04/usb-hid-and-run-exposes-yet-another-badusb-surface/)

TOMOS Moped Becomes Electric Beast
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/04/tomos-moped-becomes-electric-beast/

The TOMOS 50cc moped, a small motorcycle produced in Yugoslavia and the Netherlands, has for decades been a common sight on European roads and provided the first taste of transport …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/04/tomos-moped-becomes-electric-beast/)

Finally Taming Thunderbolt With Third-Party Chips
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/04/finally-taming-thunderbolt-with-third-party-chips/

Thunderbolt has always been a functionally proprietary technology, held secret by Intel until “opening” the standard in a way that evidently wasn’t enough for anyone to meaningfully join in. At …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/04/finally-taming-thunderbolt-with-third-party-chips/)