# Ep048: Truly Trustworthy Hardware, Glowing Uranium Marbles, Bitstreaming the USB, Chaos of Congress

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2020-01-01
- Length: 1h 08m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-01-01-ep048-truly-trustworthy-hardware-glowing-uranium-marbles-bitstreaming-the-usb-ch
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep048-truly-trustworthy-hardware-glowing-uranium-marbles-bitstreaming-the-usb-chaos-of-congress

## Summary

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams review the week's most interesting hardware hacks, starting with Elliot's experience at the Chaos Communications Congress (36c3), where he showcased a hoverboard-derived electric cargo carrier and discussed various community projects. The hosts then cover a diverse range of builds, including a verifiable hardware platform called 'Be Trusted' designed to prevent tampering, a uranium marble-based random number generator, and a VGA-to-USB adapter reverse-engineered for bitstreaming. They also highlight creative uses of 3D printing for paper pulp molds, a discrete 1-kilopixel camera, and the democratization of FPGAs and AI on the edge.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-01-01-ep048-truly-trustworthy-hardware-glowing-uranium-marbles-bitstreaming-the-usb-ch#t=2) Introduction and Chaos Communications Congress Recap
- [7:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-01-01-ep048-truly-trustworthy-hardware-glowing-uranium-marbles-bitstreaming-the-usb-ch#t=435) Tribute to Chuck Peddle and the 6502 Chip
- [9:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-01-01-ep048-truly-trustworthy-hardware-glowing-uranium-marbles-bitstreaming-the-usb-ch#t=597) 3D Printed Paper Pulp Molds and LED Sphere Sculptures
- [20:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-01-01-ep048-truly-trustworthy-hardware-glowing-uranium-marbles-bitstreaming-the-usb-ch#t=1234) Reverse Engineering VGA to USB Adapters and Bitstreaming
- [26:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-01-01-ep048-truly-trustworthy-hardware-glowing-uranium-marbles-bitstreaming-the-usb-ch#t=1573) Be Trusted: Verifiable Hardware and Anti-Tamper Techniques
- [33:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-01-01-ep048-truly-trustworthy-hardware-glowing-uranium-marbles-bitstreaming-the-usb-ch#t=1997) Uranium Marble Random Number Generator and Discrete Camera
- [42:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-01-01-ep048-truly-trustworthy-hardware-glowing-uranium-marbles-bitstreaming-the-usb-ch#t=2568) Tattoo Removal Laser Welder and Flute-to-MIDI Converter
- [45:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-01-01-ep048-truly-trustworthy-hardware-glowing-uranium-marbles-bitstreaming-the-usb-ch#t=2729) Can't Miss Articles: Repurposing 3D Printers and 2019 Hardware Trends

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Chaos Communications Congress (other)
- 6502 (chip)
- Commodore 64 (product)
- Apple 2 (product)
- Be Trusted (product)
- Intel Management Engine (other)
- Uranium Marbles (other)
- Geiger Counter (tool)
- VGA to USB Adapter (product)
- Cypress FX2 (chip)
- Teenage Engineering (company)
- Icebreaker (product)
- FOMU (product)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Alexa (product)
- Deep Speech (other)

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- [An Interview with Trammell Hudson](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-10-21-an-interview-with-trammell-hudson) (The Amp Hour)
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