Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Al Williams were in a retro mood this week. There was a new ‘486 computer, a new mechanical TV, and a USB stick with a magnetic personality. Can you ...

Split-flap displays are a great, low-power way to display text to a wide audience. Compared to other display technologies ...

Unlike an Arduino board that requires external components to be functional, a Raspberry Pi is a powerhouse by itself right out of the box. It is, after all, a computer. This means that by simply ...

I'm making a glowing crystal diorama! **MATERIALS:** **Smoke machine:** - Vape - Air pump - Plastic/silicone tube - Liquid container - T/L connectors (for the tubes ...

I'm making a glowing crystal diorama! **MATERIALS:** **Smoke machine:** - Vape - Air pump - Plastic/silicone tube - Liquid container - T/L connectors (for the tubes ...

Have you ever looked at a clock and thought, “This could be so much more than just a way to tell time”? Imagine a timepiece that doubles as a modern art installation, a glowing hexagonal masterpiece ...

The Adafruit Sparkle Motion is an ESP32-based LED controller board designed to drive addressable LEDs, including WS2812B, APA102, SK6812, LPD8806, UCS2904, and SM16704. It supports both WLED and ...

Recently, I've become enamored with split flap display and have been ideating on a project to create a modular unit that you string together and it displays strings. This is the primary physical ...

Each year, students in the Saint Louis University School of Science and Engineering participate in research and design capstone experiences. At the SSE Undergraduate Showcase, students present posters ...

With technology advancing at an ever-accelerating rate, the gadgets and innovations you come across daily can often feel like they've jumped straight out of a science fiction movie. For instance, you ...

We build the Arduino based Multi-house Water Pump Control System. Here we are going to explain step-by-step, how you can make your own Water Pump Controller. But before that, we need to understand why ...