20+ hour, 11+ min ago   (36+ words) As any science YouTuber or first-year physics student is quick to point out, the universe is mostly empty space. Not just space itself, but the amount of "empty" space between nuclei and their electro......

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (33+ words) You want Retro? We did, when we started our retrocomputing challenge. [Peter] decided that transistors weren't retro enough, and sent us this lovely homebrew relay computer, complete with 16- bit CPU,......

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (34+ words) The earliest all-electronic computers used vacuum tubes, and most of us will know about machines such as ENIAC or Colossus. Vast machines that required the budget of a country at war to build, andfill......

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (36+ words) Generally, we do not look at the gentle patter of raindrops on a surface with much concern, but according to a study by [Zhongyuan Ni] et al. in Nature, we should probably regard these droplets with......

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (38+ words) If you were interested in computers in the early 1970s, you struggled to get time on real computers since owning your own was all but impossible. In the middle of the decade, though, you could get a f......

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (30+ words) Passive evaporative cooling has been used for centuries to reduce temperatures. Heat is drawn off as water evaporates, which in turn reduces temperature. The more efficiently this process happens the......

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (251+ words) Hackaday In a recent video [Sqwerks] does a deep-dive into the problem of disintegrating plastic enclosures of Nintendo DS consoles These original NDS handheld consoles have a metallic-like coating that appears to interact with the ABS plastic, causing yellowing as…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (39+ words) Want to feel the heat of nearby fire, explosions, or radiation? Or even just the gentle warmth and breeze of a sunny day in the wasteland? If you said yes, you're in luck because [GingasVR] created an......

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (260+ words) Hackaday The world’s refusal to standardize on a single type of mains power outlet has led to a vibrant market of so-called travel adapters, all of which try to outdo each other in convenience and universality This comes at…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (332+ words) Assistant Keeps The Heat On Safely Hackaday Those who have never lived in a cold climate might romanticize winters around a fire, keeping warm under blankets while snow gently falls outside. While it certainly can be a cozy experience, using…...