Cassette tapes were a major way of listening to (and recording) music througout the 1980s and 1990s and were in every hi-fi stereo, boom box, and passenger vehicle of the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/06/cassette-tape-plays-mp3s/)

Before GPS There Was LORAN
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/06/before-gps-there-was-loran/

We found it nostalgic to watch [ve3iku] fire up an old Loran-A receiver and, as you can see in the video below, he got it working. If you aren’t familiar …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/06/before-gps-there-was-loran/)

Growing Semiconductor Layers Directly With TMDs
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/06/growing-semiconductor-layers-directly-with-tmds/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08236-9
" data-image-caption="Schematic for progress of 3D integration. a, Schematic showing conventional 3D integration by TSV through wafers. b, M3D integration of single-crystalline Si devices by transfer, c, Growth-based M3D integration of polycrystalline devices. d, Growth-based seamless M3D integration of single-crystalline devices. (Credit: Ki Seok Kim et al., 2024, Nature)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/schematic_progress_of_3d_integration.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/schematic_progress_of_3d_integration.jpg?w=800">Transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a class of material that’s been receiving significant attention as a possible successor of silicon. Recently, a team of researchers has demonstrated the use of TMDs …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/06/growing-semiconductor-layers-directly-with-tmds/)

No Frills PCB Brings USB-C Power to the Breadboard
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/06/no-frills-pcb-brings-usb-c-power-to-the-breadboard/

At this point, many of us have gone all-in on USB-C. It’s gotten to the point that when you occasionally run across a gadget that doesn’t support being powered USB-C, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/06/no-frills-pcb-brings-usb-c-power-to-the-breadboard/)

Is a Cheap Frequency Standard Worth It?
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/06/is-a-cheap-frequency-standard-worth-it/

In the quest for an accurate frequency standard there are many options depending on your budget, but one of the most affordable is an oven controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO). [RF …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/06/is-a-cheap-frequency-standard-worth-it/)

Rethinking Your Jellybean Op Amps
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/06/rethinking-your-jellybean-op-amps/

Are your jellybeans getting stale? [lcamtuf] thinks so, and his guide to choosing op-amps makes a good case for rethinking what parts you should keep in stock. For readers of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/06/rethinking-your-jellybean-op-amps/)

Thirty Years Later, The Windows 3.1 Video Driver You Needed
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/06/thirty-years-later-the-windows-3-1-video-driver-you-needed/

Over the course of the 1990s we saw huge developments in the world of PC graphics cards, going from little more than the original IBM VGA standard through super VGA …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/06/thirty-years-later-the-windows-3-1-video-driver-you-needed/)