There may not be many radio astronomy printouts that have achieved universal fame, but the one from Ohio State University’s Big Ear telescope upon which astronomer [Jerry R. Ehman] wrote …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/20/wow-it-wasnt-aliens-after-all/)

Does Solar Energy Make Us Vulnerable?
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/20/does-solar-energy-make-us-vulnerable/

Here’s a hypothetical situation. You decide to build your own steam generator plant and connect it to the electric grid. No matter where you live, you’d probably have to meet …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/20/does-solar-energy-make-us-vulnerable/)

Pulling Apart a Premium WebCam
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/pulling-apart-a-premium-webcam/

Over at EDN, [Brian Dipert] has been tearing down web cameras. A few months ago, he broke into a bargain basement camera. This time, he’s looking into a premium unit. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/pulling-apart-a-premium-webcam/)

How Jurassic Park’s Dinosaur Input Device Bridged the Stop-Motion and CGI Worlds
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/how-jurassic-parks-dinosaur-input-device-bridged-the-stop-motion-and-cgi-worlds/

Raptor DID. Photo by Matt Mechtley.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1d24d-dinosaur_input_device_velociraptor.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1d24d-dinosaur_input_device_velociraptor.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">In a double-blast from the past, [Ian Failes]’ 2018 interview with [Phil Tippett] and others who worked on Jurassic Park is a great look at how the dinosaurs in this 1993 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/how-jurassic-parks-dinosaur-input-device-bridged-the-stop-motion-and-cgi-worlds/)

Ask Hackaday: How Can We Leverage Tech for Education?
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/ask-hackaday-how-can-we-leverage-tech-for-education/

If you’re like us, you’ve studied the mathematician [Euler], but all you really remember is that you pronounce his name like “oiler” and not much else. [Welch Labs], on the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/ask-hackaday-how-can-we-leverage-tech-for-education/)

Jangle Box Plucks Strings At the Press of a Button
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/jangle-box-plucks-strings-at-the-press-of-a-button/

There are some that enjoy the human element of a musical performance, delighting in the unique way an artist teases the desired sound from their instruments. Then there are those …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/jangle-box-plucks-strings-at-the-press-of-a-button/)

Supercon 2023: Soft Actuators as Assistive Tech
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/supercon-2023-soft-actuators-as-assistive-tech/

When we think of assistive prostheses or braces, we often think of hard and rigid contraptions. After all, it wasn’t that long ago that prosthetic limbs were still being made …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/supercon-2023-soft-actuators-as-assistive-tech/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 797: Coreutils — Don’t rm -r Up the Tree
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/floss-weekly-episode-797-coreutils-dont-rm-r-up-the-tree/