Electrostatic motors are now common in MEMS applications, but researchers at the University of Wisconsin and spinoff C-Motive Technologies have brought macroscale electrostatic motors back. [via MSN/WSJ] While the first …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/29/electrostatic-motors-are-making-a-comeback/)

An International Hackerspace Map
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/29/an-international-hackerspace-map/

If you’re looking for a hackerspace while on your travels, there is more than one website which shows them on a map, and even tells you whether or not they …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/29/an-international-hackerspace-map/)

Homebrew Sferics Receiver Lets You Tune Into Earth Music
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/homebrew-sferics-receiver-lets-you-tune-into-earth-music/

It probably comes as little surprise that our planet is practically buzzing with radio waves. Most of it is of our own making, with cell phones, microwaves, WiFi, and broadcasts …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/homebrew-sferics-receiver-lets-you-tune-into-earth-music/)

Portable Solder Paste Station Prevents Smears With Suction
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/portable-solder-paste-station-prevents-smears-with-suction/

Applying solder paste to a new custom PCB is always a little nerve-racking. One slip of the hand, and you have a smeared mess to clean up. To make this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/portable-solder-paste-station-prevents-smears-with-suction/)

Supercon 2023: Cuddly Companion Bots
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/supercon-2023-cuddly-companion-bots/

Even in the advanced world of 2024, robots are still better in science fiction than in reality. Star Trek gave us the erudite and refined Data, Rogue One gave us the fierce yet funny …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/supercon-2023-cuddly-companion-bots/)

Use PicoGlitcher For Voltage Glitching Attacks
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/use-picoglitcher-for-voltage-glitching-attacks/

https://fault-injection-library.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pgfpv1.1-1-featured.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pgfpv1.1-1-featured.png?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">We see a fair few glitcher projects, especially the simpler voltage glitchers. Still, quite often due to their relative simplicity, they’re little more than a microcontroller board and a few …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/use-picoglitcher-for-voltage-glitching-attacks/)

Haiku OS’s Beta 5 Release Brings Us Into a New BeOS Era
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/haiku-oss-beta-5-release-brings-us-into-a-new-beos-era/

The name BeOS is one which tends to evoke either sighs of nostalgia or blank stares, mostly determined by one’s knowledge of the 1990s operating system scene. Originally released in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/haiku-oss-beta-5-release-brings-us-into-a-new-beos-era/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 807: Bitten by the Penguin
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/floss-weekly-episode-807-bitten-by-the-penguin/