If you’ve ever wondered why an op amp has the little plus and minus symbols on it, its because at the heart of it, the device is a differential amplifier. The problem is that — ideally,…

Hackaday’s parent company Supplyframe is at Electronica in Munich this week — booth C5-223. On Thursday from 16:00 – 18:00, they’ll be hosting a Hackaday Happy Hour, with a …

Famous mathematician-philosoper Gian-Carlo Rota said that mathematical understanding is all about showing how things that seem different are...

The Exynos 9820 is bound for the Galaxy S10.

Sometimes thinking is a bad idea. Ian Leslie draws on Dylan, Djokovic and academic research to put the case for unthinking

Classical mythology is full of robots, automata and technology. Think not only Pandora, but self-opening gates and libation-pouring statues

If you are a Hackaday reader, you probably like space in real life, fiction, or both. A trip to a planetarium is a great treat, but what if you could have a planetarium in your backyard? [Ecasill] …

It costs the same as a Fitbit Alta HR, but it comes with connected GPS functionality.

Brawl Stars is nearing its global launch

In the introduction to her new book, Hannah Fry points out something interesting about the phrase “Hello World.” It’s never…

… if you’re not the average YouTube user

This talk covering the history of clip art was originally given on July 16, 2018 at SalesLoft. This article is an adaptation of my presentation. If you were in school during the 90s or early 2000s…

Velvet was once among the most coveted fabrics in the world, but now only one family in Italy produces it the traditional way – and can trace its textile tradition back to 1499.

For the past 7-8 years, several research papers have used this example to motivate causal consistency. You must have read this example, righ...

The backlash to its big office move was immediate — and it’s growing

Robert Sabuda makes mechanical books – pop up books with mechanical features that make them move and change while you read them – and he’s made it to the top of the New York Times best seller list multiple times. Now he’s taking on a new challenge: rebuilding…