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hackaday.com > 09/12/2026 > the-heavy-disco-ball-satellite-designed-to-do-nothing

The Heavy Disco-Ball Satellite Designed To Do… Nothing

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (32+ words) Launched in 1976, LAGEOS-1 (LAser GEOdynamic Satellite) is unusual in that it contains no instrumentation, no electronics, no power supply, and no means of propulsion. It's spherical, weighs just unde......

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hackaday.com > 09/10/2026 > 3d-imaging-without-a-lens

3D Imaging Without A Lens

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (236+ words) Hackaday There are plenty of ways to capture 3D images or simulations of such if you know what you’re doing with camera hardware and fancy mathematics However, a little more unusual is the idea of capturing a 3D image while using…...

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hackaday.com > 09/09/2026 > 3d-printable-lenticular-indicators

3D Printable Lenticular Indicators

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (37+ words) You can 3D print all kinds of things, from Yoda heads to little models of Pikachu. Eventually, though, most of us get to a point where we want to print something a little more interesting. The lenticu......

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hackaday.com > 09/08/2026 > the-different-ways-to-look-at-negative-resistance

The Different Ways To Look At Negative Resistance

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (32+ words) [lcamtuf] has an in-depth look at the concept of negative resistance that goes somewhat further than one might expect. Normally, as voltage across a resistance increases so too does the current. Negat......

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hackaday.com > 09/06/2026 > printing-micron-scale-benchies-with-resin-and-turmeric

Printing Micron-Scale Benchies With Resin And Turmeric

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (32+ words) Resin 3D printing has opened up a whole new scale of resolution for hackers, but the technology can go still finer; commercial micro-SLA and two-photon polymerization printers can print items with s......

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hackaday.com > 09/02/2026 > has-fdm-3d-printing-hit-its-peak

Has FDM 3D Printing Hit Its Peak?

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1035+ words) Over the time Hackaday has been in existence, the art of 3D printing has evolved from a relatively crude hit-and-miss affair to something approaching what we all imagined back then. You can't yet walk......

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hackaday.com > 09/01/2026 > crowdsourcing-an-investigation-into-coil-whine

Crowdsourcing An Investigation Into Coil Whine

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (39+ words) If you've heard the high-pitched whine or buzz from an electronic device when a current-carrying inductor is vibrating, you'll know how unpleasant it can be. It's common in all kinds of equipment, but......

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hackaday.com > 08/31/2026 > whats-mu-metal

What???s Mu Metal?

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (38+ words) If you tear into old TVs or recording equipment, you may see shields made from some exotic-looking metal. Old timers will tell you it's called mu metal, and its purpose is to -- sort of -- shield thin......

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hackaday.com > 08/29/2026 > 3d-printed-piano-action-faithful-to-the-original

3D Printed Piano Action Faithful To The Original

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (322+ words) Hackaday A piano’s internal mechanism for translating a key press into sound is surprisingly complicated It has to do a lot of things simultaneously and quickly: provide precise control over velocity, ensure the hammer doesn’t press itself against…...

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hackaday.com > 08/28/2026 > playing-snake-with-a-pneumatic-display

Playing Snake With A Pneumatic Display

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (27+ words) [soiboi soft]’s vacuum-driven dot matrix display is part suction gripper, part touchscreen, and altogether impressive. Its display capabilities are entirely shadow-based, with each pixel being mad......