# Ep 145: Remoticon is On, Movie FX, Cold Plasma, and The Purest Silicon

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2021-11-19
- Length: 50m
- Episode: 145
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-11-19-ep-145-remoticon-is-on-movie-fx-cold-plasma-and-the-purest-silicon
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-145-remoticon-is-on-movie-fx-cold-plasma-and-the-purest-silicon

## Summary

Hackaday editors Tom Nardi and Elliot Williams discuss the upcoming Remoticon event, highlighting new features like Discord integration and a Gather Town 'bring a hack' space. They review several projects, including open GL machine learning for low-end hardware, Jay Bowles' cold plasma sterilization experiments, and the practical effects engineering behind Terminator 2's liquid metal bullets. The episode also covers a study by Lease Plan showing electric cars are now cheaper to own than gas vehicles, Russia's anti-satellite weapon test, and the complex process of refining pure silicon.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-11-19-ep-145-remoticon-is-on-movie-fx-cold-plasma-and-the-purest-silicon#t=1) Introduction: Remoticon and Hackaday Editors
- [4:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-11-19-ep-145-remoticon-is-on-movie-fx-cold-plasma-and-the-purest-silicon#t=264) What's That Sound? and Open GL Machine Learning
- [10:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-11-19-ep-145-remoticon-is-on-movie-fx-cold-plasma-and-the-purest-silicon#t=637) Karatsuba's Algorithm and Cold Plasma Sterilization
- [19:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-11-19-ep-145-remoticon-is-on-movie-fx-cold-plasma-and-the-purest-silicon#t=1171) Designing Electronics Book and Terminator 2 Practical Effects
- [27:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-11-19-ep-145-remoticon-is-on-movie-fx-cold-plasma-and-the-purest-silicon#t=1668) Electric Car Economics and Lease Plan Study
- [39:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-11-19-ep-145-remoticon-is-on-movie-fx-cold-plasma-and-the-purest-silicon#t=2341) Quick Hacks: Power Supplies, MIDI Harp, and CO2 Sensor
- [41:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-11-19-ep-145-remoticon-is-on-movie-fx-cold-plasma-and-the-purest-silicon#t=2465) Russia Anti-Satellite Weapon Test and Pure Silicon Refining

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Hackaday (company)
- Remoticon (other)
- Discord (other)
- Gather Town (other)
- Open GL (other)
- Raspberry Pi (other)
- Karatsuba's algorithm (other)
- Jay Bowles (other)
- European Space Agency (company)
- Hunter Scott (other)
- Stan Winston (other)
- Terminator 2 (other)
- Lease Plan (company)
- Tesla (company)
- ESP32 (other)
- M5 Paper (other)
- Russia (other)
- International Space Station (other)
- Dan Maloney (other)

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