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/)

Bus Sniffing the Model 5150 for Better Emulation
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/03/bus-sniffing-the-model-5150-for-better-emulation/

At the risk of stating the obvious, a PC is more than just its processor. And if you want to accurately emulate what’s going on inside the CPU, you’d do …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/03/bus-sniffing-the-model-5150-for-better-emulation/)

2023 Halloween Hackfest: Treat Trough of Terror Is Actually Pretty Cute
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/03/2023-halloween-hackfest-treat-trough-of-terror-is-actually-pretty-cute/

Even though it seems the worst of COVID has passed, October generally kicks off cold and flu season, so why not continue to pass out Halloween treats in a socially-distanced …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/03/2023-halloween-hackfest-treat-trough-of-terror-is-actually-pretty-cute/)

Life-Sized Rock’em Sock’em Robot Will Definitely Knock Your Block Off
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/03/life-sized-rockem-sockem-robot-will-definitely-knock-your-block-off/