It’s official: [Engineer Bo] wins the internet with a video titled “Finding NEMA 17,” wherein he builds a dynamometer to find the best stepper motor in the popular NEMA 17 frame …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/02/putting-some-numbers-on-your-nemas/)

Instant Filament Drying Satisfies an Immediate Need
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/02/instant-filament-drying-satisfies-an-immediate-need/

Most 3D printer filament soaks up water from the air, and when it does, the water passing through the extruder nozzle can expand, bubble, and pop, causing all kinds of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/02/instant-filament-drying-satisfies-an-immediate-need/)

Google Drive Now Bootable
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/02/google-drive-now-bootable/

USB drives are incredibly useful, both storing files for transport between different computers and for creating bootable drives that let us use or install other operating systems on our computers. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/02/google-drive-now-bootable/)

Everyone Needs a 1950s Signal Generator in their Life
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/02/everyone-needs-a-1950s-signal-generator-in-their-life/

At Hackaday, we comb the world of tech in search of good things to bring you. Today’s search brought up something very familiar, [Jazzy Jane] has an Advance E1 tube …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/02/everyone-needs-a-1950s-signal-generator-in-their-life/)

Lasers Al Fresco: Fun with Open-Cavity Lasers
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/lasers-al-fresco-fun-with-open-cavity-lasers/

Helium-neon lasers may be little more than glorified neon signs, but there’s just something about that glowing glass tube that makes the whole process of stimulated emission easier to understand. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/lasers-al-fresco-fun-with-open-cavity-lasers/)

The ErgO Ring Makes Computer Interactions Comfortable
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/the-ergo-ring-makes-computer-interactions-comfortable/

[Sophia Dal] brings us a project you will definitely like if you’re tired of traditional peripherals like a typical keyboard and mouse combo. This is ErgO, a smart ring you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/the-ergo-ring-makes-computer-interactions-comfortable/)

Peering Into The Black Box of Large Language Models
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/peering-into-the-black-box-of-large-language-models/

Large Language Models (LLMs) can produce extremely human-like communication, but their inner workings are something of a mystery. Not a mystery in the sense that we don’t know how an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/peering-into-the-black-box-of-large-language-models/)

Retrotechtacular: The Tools And Dies That Made Mass Production Possible
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/retrotechtacular-the-tools-and-dies-which-made-mass-production-possible/