Life Without Limits: A Blind Maker’s Take on 3D Printing
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/10/life-without-limits-a-blind-makers-take-on-3d-printing/

In the world of creation, few stories inspire as much as [Mrblindguardian], a 33-year-old who has been blind since the age of two, but refuses to let that hold him …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/10/life-without-limits-a-blind-makers-take-on-3d-printing/)

Bit-Banging the USB-PD Protocol
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/10/bit-banging-the-usb-pd-protocol/

For one-off projects, adding a few integrated circuits to a PCB is not too big of a deal. The price of transistors is extremely low thanks to Moore and his …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/10/bit-banging-the-usb-pd-protocol/)

Springs and Things Make for a Unique Timepiece
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/10/springs-and-things-make-for-a-unique-timepiece/

You never know when inspiration is going to strike, and for [Ekaggrat Singh Kalsi], it struck while he was playing with one of his daughter’s hair ties. The result is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/10/springs-and-things-make-for-a-unique-timepiece/)

The Engineer Behind Mine Detection
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/10/the-engineer-behind-mine-detection/

According to [Joanna Goodrich]  in IEEE Spectrum, prior to World War II, soldiers who wanted to find land mines, simply poked at the ground with pointed sticks or bayonets. As …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/10/the-engineer-behind-mine-detection/)

AA Battery Performances Tested, So Get The Most For Your Money
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/10/aa-battery-performances-tested-so-get-the-most-for-your-money/

[Project Farm] has a video in which a wide variety of AA cells are analyzed and compared in terms of capacity, internal resistance, ability to deliver voltage under load, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/10/aa-battery-performances-tested-so-get-the-most-for-your-money/)

Tactility; The ESP32 Gets Another OS
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/11/tactility-the-esp32-gets-another-os/

Doing the rounds this week is a new operating system for ESP32 microcontrollers, it’s called Tactility, and it comes from [Ken Van Hoeylandt]. It provides a basic operating system level …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/11/tactility-the-esp32-gets-another-os/)

Embedding Lenticular Lenses Into 3D Prints
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/11/embedding-lenticular-lenses-into-3d-prints/