Join us on Wednesday, September 20 at noon Pacific for the Satellite Hunting Hack Chat with Scott Tilley! From the very first beeps of Sputnik, space has primarily been the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/18/satellite-hunting-hack-chat/)

What Is Killing Cursive? Ballpoints. Probably.
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/18/what-is-killing-cursive-ballpoints-probably/

I get it — you hate writing by hand. But have you ever considered why that is? Is it because typing is easier, faster, and more convenient here in 2023? …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/18/what-is-killing-cursive-ballpoints-probably/)

Simulating a Real Perpetual Motion Device
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/18/simulating-a-real-perpetual-motion-device/

Perpetual motion and notions of ‘free energy’ devices are some of those pseudo-science topics that seem to perpetually hang around, no matter how many times it is explained how this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/18/simulating-a-real-perpetual-motion-device/)

Driving a Motor with an Audio Amp Chip
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/18/driving-a-motor-with-an-audio-amp-chip/

[InazumaDenki] wanted to answer the question: can you drive a motor with an audio amplifier chip? The answer, of course, is yes. The TDA7052 has a single input, and a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/18/driving-a-motor-with-an-audio-amp-chip/)

Replicating Faraday’s 200-Year-Old Electric Motor
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/18/replicating-faradays-200-year-old-electric-motor/

Although new electric motor types are still being invented, the basic principle of an electric motor has changed little in the past century-and-a-half: a stator and a rotor built of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/18/replicating-faradays-200-year-old-electric-motor/)

Multispectral Imaging Shows Erased Evidence of Ancient Star Catalogue
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/18/multispectral-imaging-shows-erased-evidence-of-ancient-star-catalogue/

Ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus worked to accurately catalog and record the coordinates of celestial objects. But while Hipparchus’ Star Catalogue is known to have existed, the document itself is lost …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/18/multispectral-imaging-shows-erased-evidence-of-ancient-star-catalogue/)

Mobile Gopher Client Brings Fossil Wrist PDA Online
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/18/mobile-gopher-client-brings-fossil-wrist-pda-online/

Like many new technologies, smartwatches needed a few iterations before they became useful enough for the average person. Early examples were too clunky and limited to be of use to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/18/mobile-gopher-client-brings-fossil-wrist-pda-online/)

Printed Upgrades Improve Cheap Digital Microscope
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/19/printed-upgrades-improve-cheap-digital-microscope/