[Curious Droid] is back with a history lesson on one of the most important inventions of the 20th century: The cavity magnetron. Forged in the fighting of World War II, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/28/the-device-that-won-ww2-a-history-of-the-cavity-magnetron/)

Photography Goes Leaf Green
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/28/photography-goes-leaf-green/

Something that haunts film photographers is the prospect of a film shortage. This won’t replace film in that event, but [Applied Science] demonstrates photography using leaves. That’s right, a plant …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/28/photography-goes-leaf-green/)

Making an Injection Mold For Yourself
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/28/making-an-injection-mold-for-yourself/

Injection molding is the obvious onward step from 3D printing when the making of a few plastic parts becomes their series manufacture. The problem with injection molding is though, that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/28/making-an-injection-mold-for-yourself/)

Restoring a Person’s Voice Using a Brain-Computer Interface
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/28/restoring-a-persons-voice-using-a-brain-computer-interface/

Microelectrode (Utay) array and the decoding of the corresponding actions. (Francis R. Willet et al., 2023)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/microelectrode_array_BCI_recording_phonemes.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/microelectrode_array_BCI_recording_phonemes.jpg?w=800">Being able to vocalize is one of the most essential elements of the human experience, with infants expected to start babbling their first words before they’re one year old, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/28/restoring-a-persons-voice-using-a-brain-computer-interface/)

This CRT Luggable Makes Sense
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/28/this-crt-luggable-makes-sense/

There was a time when portable computing meant not a svelte laptop but a suitcase-sized machine that was really a slimmed-down desktop with a small CRT incorporated int he same …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/28/this-crt-luggable-makes-sense/)

It’s a Sander! No, It’s a Toothbrush! Relax, Relax, It’s Both
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/29/its-a-sander-no-its-a-toothbrush-relax-relax-its-both/

We always enjoy a project that transforms some common object into something useful for us. [Modelkitsdeluxe] fits the bill by modifying a power toothbrush into a miniature sander. If you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/29/its-a-sander-no-its-a-toothbrush-relax-relax-its-both/)

Blame It on the Sockets: Forensic Analysis of the Arecibo Collapse
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/29/blame-it-on-the-sockets-forensic-analysis-of-the-arecibo-collapse/

Nearly three years after the rapid unplanned disassembly of the Arecibo radio telescope, we finally have a culprit in the collapse: bad sockets. In case you somehow missed it, back …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/29/blame-it-on-the-sockets-forensic-analysis-of-the-arecibo-collapse/)

The 2003 Northeast Blackout and the Harsh Lessons of Grid Failures
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/29/the-2003-northeast-blackout-and-the-harsh-lessons-of-grid-failures/