Hardware Podcasts

Ep 124: Hard Drivin' with Graphene, Fooled by Lasers, Etching with Poison Acid, and All The Linux Commands

Hackaday Podcast · 25 Jun 2021 · 52m · Episode 124

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys discuss a mix of hardware hacks, including Huygens Optics' micro-etching of glass with hydrofluoric acid, a debunked laser deflection project, and Caribou Labs' SDR hat for Raspberry Pi. They also cover a teardown of a Xiaomi wireless charger, the potential of graphene in hard drive manufacturing, and a teardown of a vintage France Crystal metronome.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Huygens Optics, Caribou Labs, Xiaomi, France Crystal
Products
Raspberry Pi
Chips
CV 90365, Adamant 860K45D3, nRF5340
Tools
SMI
Materials
Hydrofluoric acid, Graphene
Also
HAMR

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