The Path to Profiling Extraterrestrial Atmospheres With Astrophotonics
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/02/the-path-to-profiling-extraterrestrial-atmospheres-with-astrophotonics/

A major part of finding extraterrestrial life is to be able to profile the atmosphere of any planets outside of our solar system. This is not an easy task, as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/02/the-path-to-profiling-extraterrestrial-atmospheres-with-astrophotonics/)

Computer Space Replica Is Up And Running
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/02/computer-space-replica-is-up-and-running/

You never forget your first time — watching someone pour several quid’s worth of 10p pieces into a Space Invader machine in 1978, upsetting for a youngster who wanted to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/02/computer-space-replica-is-up-and-running/)

Femtosecond Laser Clones Itself In Glass
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/03/femtosecond-laser-clones-itself-in-glass/

When researchers at the Galatea laboratory in Switzerland set out to create a femtosecond laser in glass they weren’t certain it was going to work. To be precise, their goal …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/03/femtosecond-laser-clones-itself-in-glass/)

At Last! Faster OpenSCAD Rendering Is On The Horizon
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/03/at-last-faster-openscad-rendering-is-on-the-horizon/

Known as “The Programmers Solid 3D CAD Modeller”, OpenSCAD is used by many people for whom writing code comes more naturally than learning a fiddly user interface. It’s a very …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/03/at-last-faster-openscad-rendering-is-on-the-horizon/)

Chip Shortage Engineering: Misusing DIP Packages
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/03/chip-shortage-engineering-misusing-dip-packages/

After years of seeing people showing off and trading their badge Simple Add-Ons (SAOs) at Supercon, this year I finally decided to make one myself. Now for a first attempt, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/03/chip-shortage-engineering-misusing-dip-packages/)

Metamaterial Enables Topological Pumping of Elastic Surface Waves
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/03/metamaterial-enables-topological-pumping-of-elastic-surface-waves/

Although it is generally assumed that surface elastic waves (vibrations) — such as those of earthquakes — will travel mostly unimpeded until their energy dissipates, there are ways to ‘steer’ …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/03/metamaterial-enables-topological-pumping-of-elastic-surface-waves/)

Review: LibrePCB Hits Version 1.0
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/03/review-librepcb-hits-version-1-0/

Nearly three years ago at the start of 2020 and before the pandemic hit, we took a look at an up-and-coming player in the world of PCB design. LibrePCB is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/03/review-librepcb-hits-version-1-0/)