Thermoforming — which includes vacuum-forming — has its place in a well-rounded workshop, and Mayku (makers of desktop thermoforming machines) have a short list of tips for getting the best …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/02/make-better-3d-printed-molds-for-thermoforming-plastics/)

Teaching a Mini-Tesla to Steer Itself
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/02/teaching-a-mini-tesla-to-steer-itself/

At the risk of stating the obvious, even when you’ve got unlimited resources and access to the best engineering minds, self-driving cars are hard. Building a multi-ton guided missile that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/02/teaching-a-mini-tesla-to-steer-itself/)

To Give Is Better Than To Receive
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/02/to-give-is-better-than-to-receive/

Better to give a talk at a hacker event, that is. Or in your hackerspace, or even just to a bunch of fellow nerds whenever you can. When you give …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/02/to-give-is-better-than-to-receive/)

Will an 8088 Run DOOM? Now, Yes It Will!
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/02/will-an-8088-run-doom-now-yes-it-will/

Solar Powered Flower Chases The Light
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/02/solar-powered-flower-chases-the-light/

Many plants are capable of tracking the sun in order to get the most possible light. [hannu_hell] built a solar powered sculpture that replicates this light sensitivity for the benefit …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/02/solar-powered-flower-chases-the-light/)

High Quality 3D Scene Generation from 2D Source, In Realtime
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/02/high-quality-3d-scene-generation-from-2d-source-in-realtime/

Here’s some fascinating work presented at SIGGRAPH 2023 of a method for radiance field rendering using a novel technique called Gaussian Splatting. What’s that mean? It means synthesizing a 3D …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/02/high-quality-3d-scene-generation-from-2d-source-in-realtime/)

Arduino-Powered Trap Hopes To Catch Mice
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/02/arduino-powered-trap-hopes-to-catch-mice/

The old adage that you’ll make a fortune by developing a better mouse trap is not super realistic, as the engineers behind Sony’s Betamax video tape standard could tell you. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/02/arduino-powered-trap-hopes-to-catch-mice/)

Here’s Why GPUs Are Deep Learning’s Best Friend
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/03/heres-why-gpus-are-deep-learnings-best-friend/

If you have a curiosity about how fancy graphics cards actually work, and why they are so well-suited to AI-type applications, then take a few minutes to read [Tim Dettmers] explain …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/03/heres-why-gpus-are-deep-learnings-best-friend/)