A common theme in modern consumer electronics is having a power button that can be tapped to turn the device on, but needs to be held down when it’s time …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/push-for-on-hold-for-off-ac-edition/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 813a: Happy Holidays!
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/floss-weekly-episode-813a-happy-holidays/

This week and next we take off for the holidays! We have an exciting schedule after the break, so stay tuned! Did you know you can watch the live recording …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/floss-weekly-episode-813a-happy-holidays/)

Simple Fluorometer Makes Nucleic Acid Detection Cheap and Easy
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/simple-fluorometer-makes-nucleic-acid-detection-cheap-and-easy/

Back in the bad old days, dealing with DNA and RNA in a lab setting was often fraught with peril. Detection technologies were limited to radioisotopes and hideous chemicals like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/simple-fluorometer-makes-nucleic-acid-detection-cheap-and-easy/)

Bacterium Demonstrates Extreme Radiation Resistance Courtesy of an Antioxidant
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/bacterium-demonstrates-extreme-radiation-resistance-courtesy-of-an-antioxidant/

Survival mechanisms in Deinococcus radiodurans bacterium. (Credit: Feng Liu et al., 2023)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/deinococcus_radiodurans_survival_mechanisms_extremophile.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/deinococcus_radiodurans_survival_mechanisms_extremophile.jpg?w=691">Extremophile lifeforms on Earth are capable of rather astounding feats, with the secret behind the extreme radiation resistance of one of them now finally teased out by researchers. As one …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/bacterium-demonstrates-extreme-radiation-resistance-courtesy-of-an-antioxidant/)

Back to the Future of Texting: SMS on a Panasonic Typewriter
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/back-to-the-future-of-texting-sms-on-a-panasonic-typewriter/

Among us Hackaday writers, there are quite a few enthusiasts for retro artifacts – and it gets even better when they’re combined in an unusual way. So, when we get …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/back-to-the-future-of-texting-sms-on-a-panasonic-typewriter/)

Homebrew Electron Beam Lithography with a Scanning Electron Microscope
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/homebrew-electron-beam-lithography-with-a-scanning-electron-microscope/

If you want to build semiconductors at home, it seems like the best place to start might be to find a used scanning electron microscope on eBay. At least that’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/homebrew-electron-beam-lithography-with-a-scanning-electron-microscope/)

Where This Xmas Card’s Going, We Don’t Need Batteries!
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/where-this-xmas-cards-going-we-dont-need-batteries/

Energy harvesting, the practice of scavenging ambient electromagnetic fields, light, or other energy sources, is a fascinating subject that we don’t see enough of here at Hackaday. It’s pleasing then …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/where-this-xmas-cards-going-we-dont-need-batteries/)

Human Civilization and the Black Plastic Kitchen Utensils Panic
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/human-civilization-and-the-black-plastic-kitchen-utensils-panic/