Hardware Podcasts

Ep 122: Faster Than Wind Travel, Sisyphish, ALU Desktop Calculator, and Mice in Space

Hackaday Podcast · 11 Jun 2021 · 53m · Episode 122

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss a variety of hardware hacks, including Rick Cavallero's Blackbird wind-powered car that travels faster than the wind, Zach Frew's 'Sisyphish' sand-drawing aquarium plotter, and Simon Boke's desktop calculator built around a 74LS181 ALU chip. They also cover Jonathan Gleik's use of a camera gimbal to stabilize his soldering iron against hand tremors, Deborah Ansel's modular triangle PCB art, and Robin Debrulli's low-temperature desoldering technique using bismuth and tin. The episode concludes with commentary on Ford's vehicle-to-home power capabilities and NASA's artificial gravity research using mice on the ISS.

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makers and hobbyists

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Companies
Intel, Ford, NASA
Products
Blackbird, AEM
Chips
74LS181
Also
Rick Cavallero, Zach Frew, Simon Boke, Jonathan Gleik, Deborah Ansel, Robin Debrulli

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