[Gilles Messier] at the Our Own Devices YouTube channel recently took a look at an interesting device — an electric lantern powered by a candle. At first glance, this sounds …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/candle-powered-lantern-isnt-as-silly-as-you-think/)

Halfway Between Inspiration and Engineering
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/halfway-between-inspiration-and-engineering/

We see a lot of hacks where the path to success is pretty obvious, if maybe strewn with all sorts of complications, land-mines, and time-sinks. Then we get other hacks …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/halfway-between-inspiration-and-engineering/)

Arduino PLC Keeps the Beat
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/arduino-plc-keeps-the-beat/

For most of our prototype, hobby, or one-off electronics projects it’s perfectly fine to use a development platform like an Arduino Uno or something to that effect. They’re both easy …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/arduino-plc-keeps-the-beat/)

2024 Business Card Challenge: a Battery Tester with Blinkenlights
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/2024-business-card-challenge-a-battery-tester-with-blinkenlights/

Readers of a certain vintage will no doubt remember that for a brief time, some alkaline batteries came with a built-in battery tester. Basically, you just pushed really hard with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/2024-business-card-challenge-a-battery-tester-with-blinkenlights/)

Full-Scale Flying DeLorean Gets Closer to Liftoff
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/full-scale-flying-delorean-gets-closer-to-liftoff/

These days, even hobbyist multi-rotor aircraft are capable of carrying considerable payloads. For example, the test rig that [Brian Brocken] recently put together should be able to loft more than …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/full-scale-flying-delorean-gets-closer-to-liftoff/)

British Trains To (Maybe) Make Way For Steam Once More
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/british-trains-to-maybe-make-way-for-steam-once-more/

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/british-trains-to-maybe-make-way-for-steam-once-more/)

Repeatable “One-Click” Fusion, From Your Cellphone
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/repeatable-one-click-fusion-from-your-cellphone/

Sometimes you spend so much time building and operating your nuclear fusor that you neglect the creature comforts, like a simple fusion control profile or a cellphone app to remote …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/repeatable-one-click-fusion-from-your-cellphone/)