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Pi Zero to AR: Building DIY Augmented Reality Glasses
#raspberrypi #wearablehacks #ar #augmentedreality #bluetooth #goggles #lens #pizero #resin #hackaday
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Pi Zero To AR: Building DIY Augmented Reality Glasses
If you’re into pushing tech boundaries from home, this one’s for you. Redditor [mi_kotalik] has crafted ‘Zero’, a custom pair of DIY augmented reality (AR) glasses using a Raspberry Pi …Hackaday
Reversing Type 1 Diabetes With a Patient’s Own Stem Cells
#medicalhacks #diabetes #type1diabetes #hackaday
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Reversing Type 1 Diabetes With A Patient’s Own Stem Cells
Type 1 diabetes is an auto-immune condition whereby the patient’s own immune system attacks the pancreatic islets, destroying them in the process. Since these islets are responsible for produ…Hackaday
Spiders Are Somehow Hacking Fireflies to Lure More Victims
#science #firefly #research #spider #hackaday
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Spiders Are Somehow Hacking Fireflies To Lure More Victims
What happens when an unfortunate bug ends up in a spider’s web? It gets bitten and wrapped in silk, and becomes a meal. But if the web belongs to an orb-weaver and the bug is a male firefly, …Hackaday
Wardriving Tools In The Modern Era
#wirelesshacks #wardriving #wifi #wireless #hackaday
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Wardriving Tools In The Modern Era
When WiFi first came out, it was a super exciting time. The technology was new, and quite a bit less secure back then—particularly if not configured properly. That gave rise to the practice of ward…Hackaday
Pulling Apart a Premium WebCam
#digitalcamerashacks #teardown #webcam #hackaday
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Pulling Apart A Premium WebCam
Over at EDN, [Brian Dipert] has been tearing down web cameras. A few months ago, he broke into a bargain basement camera. This time, he’s looking into a premium unit. Although we have to admi…Hackaday
WOW! It Wasn’t Aliens After All!
#science #space #arecibo #radioastronomy #thewowsignal #hackaday
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WOW! It Wasn’t Aliens After All!
There may not be many radio astronomy printouts that have achieved universal fame, but the one from Ohio State University’s Big Ear telescope upon which astronomer [Jerry R. Ehman] wrote R…Hackaday
The Waveguide Explanation You Wish You’d Had At School
#radiohacks #microwave #transmissionline #waveguide #hackaday
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The Waveguide Explanation You Wish You’d Had At School
Anyone who has done an electronic engineering qualification will at some point have had to get to grips with transmission lines, and then if they are really lucky, waveguides. Perhaps there should …Hackaday
Altermagnetism in Manganese Telluride and Others: the Future of Spintronics?
#science #altermagnetism #magnetism #hackaday
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Altermagnetism In Manganese Telluride And Others: The Future Of Spintronics?
Magnetic materials are typically divided into ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic types, depending on their magnetic moments (electron spins), resulting in either macroscopic (net) magnetism or not…Hackaday
Linksys Velop Routers Caught Sending WiFi Creds in the Clear
#internethacks #securityhacks #linksys #plaintext #router #hackaday
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Linksys Velop Routers Caught Sending WiFi Creds In The Clear
A troubling report from the Belgian consumer protection group Testaankoop: several models of Velop Pro routers from Linksys were found to be sending WiFi configuration data out to a remote server d…Hackaday
Human-Interfacing Devices: HID over I2C
#hackadaycolumns #peripheralshacks #reverseengineering #device #hacking #hid #i2c #peripheral #hackaday
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Human-Interfacing Devices: HID Over I2C
In the previous two HID articles, we talked about stealing HID descriptors, learned about a number of cool tools you can use for HID hacking on Linux, and created a touchscreen device. This time, l…Hackaday
How Do You Make A Repairable E-Reader
#handheldshacks #ifixti #kobo #repair #righttorepair #hackaday
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How Do You Make A Repairable E-Reader
Mobile devices have become notorious for their unrepairability, with glued-together parts and impossible-to-reach connectors. So it’s refreshing to see something new in that field from the e-…Hackaday
Synesthetic Clock Doesn’t Require Synesthesia
#clockhacks #clock #esp32 #rounddisplay #rtc #synesthesia #hackaday
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Synesthetic Clock Doesn’t Require Synesthesia
We often think of synesthetes as those people who associate say, colors with numbers. But the phenomenon can occur with any of the senses. Simply put, when one sense is activated, synesthesia cause…Hackaday
On Cloud Computing And Learning to Say No
#internethacks #networkhacks #html #servers #webhosting #hackaday
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On Cloud Computing And Learning To Say No
Do you really need that cloud hosting package? If you’re just running a website — no matter whether large or very large — you probably don’t and should settle for basic host…Hackaday
A Drone Motor Does e-Bikes
#transportationhacks #dronemotor #ebike #motor #hackaday
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A Drone Motor Does E-Bikes
On paper, the motors from both an electric bicycle and a drone can both take about 500 watts or so of power. Of course, their different applications make them anything but equivalent, as the bike m…Hackaday
Recovering a Physically Broken SD Card
#repairhacks #datarecovery #repair #sdcard #hackaday
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Recovering A Physically Broken SD Card
There is much to be found online about recovering data from corrupt SD cards, but [StezStix Mix] had an entirely different problem with his card. He’d filmed an important video to it, then dr…Hackaday
Drop-In Switch Mode Regulators
#parts #1541 #commodore #linearregulator #linearvoltageregulator #smps #switchmodepowersupply #to3 #voltageregulator #hackaday
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Drop-In Switch Mode Regulators
Perhaps the simplest way to regulate a DC voltage is using a voltage divider and/or an active device like a Zener diode. Besides simplicity, they have the additional advantage of not being particul…Hackaday
Cold Boot Attack You Can Do With A Pi
#howto #raspberrypi #securityhacks #coldboot #raspberrypi4 #hackaday
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Cold Boot Attack You Can Do With A Pi
A cold boot attack is a way to extract RAM contents from a running system by power cycling it and reading out RAM immediately after loading your own OS. How easy is it for you to perform such an at…Hackaday
Building A Tiny Organic Swimming Pool With Natural Filtering
#homehacks #greenhouse #pool #water #hackaday
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Building A Tiny Organic Swimming Pool With Natural Filtering
When we think of swimming pools, we typically think of large fiberglass, plastic, or concrete constructions full of pristine, clear water. They’re usually maintained in this state with the re…Hackaday
GPS Antenna Mods Make Starlink Terminal Immune To Jammers
#radiohacks #biastee #gpsantenna #gpsjammer #starlink #hackaday
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GPS Antenna Mods Make Starlink Terminal Immune To Jammers
The Starlink receivers need positioning and precise timing information to function, and currently the best way to get that information is to use a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) such as …Hackaday
Jenny’s Daily Drivers: Damn Small Linux 2024
#computerhacks #hackadaycolumns #damnsmalllinux #dsl #minimalistdistro #hackaday
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Jenny’s Daily Drivers: Damn Small Linux 2024
There was a time when the gulf between a new computer and one a decade or more old was so large as to be insurmountable; when a Pentium was the chip to have an older computer had a 16-bit 8086 or 2…Hackaday
Making a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Is Almost DIY-able
#mischacks #solar #solarpanel #hackaday
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Making A Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Is Almost DIY-able
We see plenty of solar projects here on Hackaday, but they primarily consist of projects that use an off-the-shelf solar panel to power something else. We see very few projects where people actuall…Hackaday
Big Chemistry: Hydrofluoric Acid
#engineering #featured #interest #news #originalart #acid #ahf #apatite #bigchemistry #etchant #fluorine #fluorspar #hfa #hydrogenfluoride #sulfuric #hackaday
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Big Chemistry: Hydrofluoric Acid
For all of the semiconductor industry’s legendary reputation for cleanliness, the actual processes that go into making chips use some of the nastiest stuff imaginable. Silicon oxide is nothin…Hackaday
Internet Radio Built In Charming Cassette-Like Form Factor
#internethacks #esp32 #internetradio #radio #hackaday
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Internet Radio Built In Charming Cassette-Like Form Factor
You can listen to plenty of broadcast radio these days. There’s a lot of choice too, with stations on AM, FM, and digital broadcasts to boot. However, if you want the broadest possible choice…Hackaday
You Got Fusion in My Coal Plant!
#science #coal #electricitygrid #electrification #energytransition #fusion #nuclear #nuclearfusion #hackaday
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You Got Fusion In My Coal Plant!
While coal was predominant in the past for energy generation, plants are shutting down worldwide to improve air quality and because they aren’t cost-competitive. It’s possible that idle…Hackaday
Hackaday Europe 2024 is On, and We Want You!
#cons #hackadaycolumns #news #2024hackadayeurope #berlin #hackadayeurope #supercon #hackaday
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Hackaday Europe 2024 Is On, And We Want You!
Hackaday Europe is on again for 2024, and we couldn’t be more excited! If you’re a European hacker, and have always wanted to join us up for Supercon in the states, here’s your ch…Hackaday
Avocado-Shaped Robot Makes Its Way Through The Rainforest
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/03/avocado-shaped-robot-makes-its-way-through-the-rainforest/
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Eliminate That Pesky Power-Only USB Cable With This Cable Tester
#parts #cabletester #stm32 #usb #hackaday
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Eliminate That Pesky Power-Only USB Cable With This Cable Tester
Ever wondered why your Arduino wasn’t programming, only to find out that the cable doesn’t have any data conductors? Worry not, [Spencer Maroukis] has got you covered with the USB Sleut…Hackaday
So Long and Thanks for All the Flights: Ingenuity Permanently Grounded After 72 Flights
#news #space #ingenuity #mars #perseverance #hackaday
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So Long And Thanks For All The Flights: Ingenuity Permanently Grounded After 72 Flights
Just a few hours ago, NASA dropped some devastating news: Ingenuity will fly no more. Three years after dropping from the belly of the Perseverance rover and after 72 flights through the thin Marti…Hackaday
Arduino, Virtually
#arduinohacks #arduino #simulation #hackaday
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Arduino, Virtually
While simulating an Arduino isn’t a new idea, a recent project by [LRusso] provides an open source JavaScript simulator that runs in your browser. You can try it out live or host it yourself …Hackaday
Sun on the Run: Diving into Solar with a Mobile PV System
#interest #originalart #solarhacks #chargecontroller #combiner #inverter #lithium #mc4 #mobile #mppt #offgrid #photovoltaic #pv #solar #trailer #hackaday
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Sun On The Run: Diving Into Solar With A Mobile PV System
For obvious reasons, there has been a lot of interest in small-scale residential solar power systems lately. Even in my neck of the woods, where the sun doesn’t shine much from October to Apr…Hackaday
