Much of the world’s medical equipment is made by a handful of monopolistic megacorps, but [Milos Rasic] built an open cardiography signal measuring device for his master’s thesis. Using a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/13/open-cardiography-signal-measuring-device/)

AI Face Anonymizer Masks Human Identity in Images
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/13/ai-face-anonymizer-masks-human-identity-in-images/

We’re all pretty familiar with AI’s ability to create realistic-looking images of people that don’t exist, but here’s an unusual implementation of using that technology for a different purpose: masking …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/13/ai-face-anonymizer-masks-human-identity-in-images/)

Laser Sound Visualizations Are Not Hard To Make
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/13/laser-sound-visualizations-are-not-hard-to-make/

You might think that visualizing music with lasers would be a complicated and difficult affair. In fact, it’s remarkably simple if you want it to be, and [byte_thrasher] shows us …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/13/laser-sound-visualizations-are-not-hard-to-make/)

Building a Reproduction Apple I
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/14/building-a-reproduction-apple-i/

If you think of Apple today, you probably think of an iPhone or a Mac. But the original Apple I was a simple PC board and required a little effort …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/14/building-a-reproduction-apple-i/)

Smart Thermostats Pitched for Texas Homes to Relieve Stressed Grid
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/14/smart-thermostats-pitched-for-texas-homes-to-relieve-stressed-grid/

It’s not much of a secret that Texas’ nearly completely isolated grid is in a bit of a pickle, with generating capacity often being handily outstripped during periods of extreme …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/14/smart-thermostats-pitched-for-texas-homes-to-relieve-stressed-grid/)

The Life Cycle of Nuclear Fission Fuel: From Stars to Burn-Up
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/14/the-life-cycle-of-nuclear-fission-fuel-from-stars-to-burn-up/

Solar flare on the Sun’s surface. (Credit: NASA)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/x_lon_solar_141223.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/x_lon_solar_141223.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">Outdone only by nuclear fusion, the process of nuclear fission releases enormous amounts of energy. The ‘spicy rocks’ that are at the core of both natural and artificial fission reactors …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/14/the-life-cycle-of-nuclear-fission-fuel-from-stars-to-burn-up/)

Retrotechtacular: The TV Bombs of WWII
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/14/retrotechtacular-the-tv-bombs-of-wwii/

Anyone who was around for the various wars and conflicts of the early 2000s probably recalls the video clips showing guided bombs finding their targets. The black-and-white clips came from …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/14/retrotechtacular-the-tv-bombs-of-wwii/)

Microfluidic Motors Could Work Really Well For Tiny Scale Tasks
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/14/microfluidic-motors-could-work-really-well-for-tiny-scale-tasks/