Once upon a time, not every computer lived in a vertical “tower” case. Many decades back a horizontal arrangement was a ...

Sometimes, a major discovery is exactly what you were hoping not to find. That’s the case with a team at Penn State who seem ...

The humble cathode ray tube (CRT) was once the technology behind almost all of our televisions and computer displays. Its ...

When Elliot Williams and Al Williams compare their notes on the week in Hackaday, you know you’ll get at least one or two bad puns. How bad? Tune in and find out. This week, Tom Nardi visits ...

As we learn more about all the nasty stuff floating in the air, it becomes more compelling to monitor the air for pollution ...

Many HVAC systems in North America operate off 24V systems, which can be readily upgraded with off-the-shelf  smart ...

If you have a desktop 3D printer, you probably want something to hang filament spools on. [LVTRC] has a spool roller that ...

Liquid nitrogen isn’t exactly an everyday material, but it’s acquired conveniently enough to be used in extreme overclocking experiments, classroom demonstrations, chemistry and physics experiments, ...

Everyone is probably familiar with the concept of battery-powered devices, but generally, this involves a laptop with a beefy battery pack and hardware optimized for low power draw. You could also do ...

The basic principle of radar systems is simple enough: send a radio signal out, and measure the time it takes for a reflection to return. Given the abundant sources of RF signals – television signals, ...

The Eufymake E1 is a recently-released prosumer UV printer that can print high-resolution color images onto pretty much anything. It also uses proprietary ink cartridges (which integrate a magnetic ...

From outer space to down here on Earth, there are many places where ionizing radiation levels are high enough that they effectively bar access for humans, but also make life miserable for anything ...