Labelled die of the Ramtron FM24C64 FeRAM chip. (Credit: Ken Shirriff)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ramtron_FeRAM_die-labeled.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ramtron_FeRAM_die-labeled.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">Although not as prevalent as Flash memory storage, ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM) offers a range of benefits over the former, mostly in terms of endurance and durability, which makes it popular …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/26/inside-a-1999-ramtron-ferroelectric-ram-chip/)

Broadcast TV Simulator Keeps the Nostalgia Flowing
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/26/broadcast-tv-simulator-keeps-the-nostalgia-flowing/

Watch out, Gen X-ers — there’s a nostalgia overload heading your way, courtesy of this over-the-air TV simulator. And it has us feeling a little Saturday morning cartoon-ish, or maybe …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/26/broadcast-tv-simulator-keeps-the-nostalgia-flowing/)

An Ode to the SAO
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/26/an-ode-to-the-sao/

There are a lot of fantastic things about Hackaday Supercon, but for me personally, the highlight is always seeing the dizzying array of electronic bits and bobs that folks bring …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/26/an-ode-to-the-sao/)

Estimating the Size of a Single Molecule of Oil Using Water
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/26/estimating-the-size-of-a-single-molecule-of-oil-using-water/

An excerpt from Lord Rayleigh’s published manuscript.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/81be1d2b-1449-4b9a-b636-462ce4890599_820x494.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/81be1d2b-1449-4b9a-b636-462ce4890599_820x494.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">What is the size of a single molecule of oil? What may initially seem like a trick question – answerable only through the use of complicated, high-tech scientific equipment – …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/26/estimating-the-size-of-a-single-molecule-of-oil-using-water/)

Making A Split-Anode Magnetron
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/26/making-a-split-anode-magnetron/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYstLSI58Zo
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-26-112230-featured.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-26-112230-featured.png?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">YouTuber The Science Furry has been attempting to make a split-anode magnetron and, after earlier failures, is having another crack at it. This also failed, but they’ve learned where to focus their efforts for the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/26/making-a-split-anode-magnetron/)

Reverse Time Back to the Days of RPN
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/26/reverse-time-back-to-the-days-of-rpn/

While Texas Instruments maintains dominance in the calculator market (especially graphing calculators), there was a time when this wasn’t the case. HP famously built the first portable scientific calculator, the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/26/reverse-time-back-to-the-days-of-rpn/)

A Universal RF Amplifier
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/26/a-universal-rf-amplifier/

If you need an amplifier, [Hans Rosenberg] has some advice. Don’t design your own; grab cheap and tiny RF amplifier modules and put them on a PCB that fits your …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/26/a-universal-rf-amplifier/)