As part of a phosphorescence detector, [lcamtuf] has been working with photodiodes. The components, like all diodes, have some capacitance at the junction, and this can limit performance. That’s why …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/12/the-disappearing-capacitor/)

Good Lighting on a Budget with Cordless Tool Batteries
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/12/good-lighting-on-a-budget-with-cordless-tool-batteries/

It’s perhaps not fair, but even if you have the best idea for a compelling video, few things will make people switch off than poor lighting. Good light and plenty …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/12/good-lighting-on-a-budget-with-cordless-tool-batteries/)

British Spooks Issue Yearly Teaser
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/12/british-spooks-issue-yearly-teaser/

As a British taxpayer it’s reassuring to know that over in Cheltenham there’s a big round building full of people dedicated to keeping us safe. GCHQ is the nation’s electronic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/12/british-spooks-issue-yearly-teaser/)

A Look Back at Google’s 2015 Chromecast
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/12/a-look-back-at-googles-2015-chromecast/

Google’s Chromecast was first released in 2013, with a more sophisticated follow-up in 2015, which saw itself joined by the Chromecast Audio dongle. The device went through an additional two …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/12/a-look-back-at-googles-2015-chromecast/)

Automated Rig Grows Big, Beautiful Crystals Fast
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/12/automated-rig-grows-big-beautiful-crystals-fast/

We haven’t seen [Les Wright] in a while, and with the release of his new video, we know why — he’s been busy growing crystals. Now, that might seem confusing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/12/automated-rig-grows-big-beautiful-crystals-fast/)

Use Your RTL, In The Browser
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/13/use-your-rtl-in-the-browser/

The web browser started life as a relatively simple hypertext reading application, but over the 30+ years since the first one displayed a simple CERN web page it has been …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/13/use-your-rtl-in-the-browser/)

Chirality Could Kill Us All, If We Let It
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/13/chirality-could-kill-us-all-if-we-let-it/

In our high school chemistry classes we all learn about chirality, the property of organic molecules in which two chemically identical molecules can have different structures that are mirror images …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/13/chirality-could-kill-us-all-if-we-let-it/)

This Week in Security: Recall, BadRAM, and OpenWRT
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/13/this-week-in-security-recall-badram-and-openwrt/