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Ep 214: Jet Engine Hair Dryer, Comic Sans Type Balls, and Belief in Graphene

Hackaday Podcast · 14 Apr 2023 · 46m · Episode 214

What this episode covers

Hosts Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos review a week of hardware hacks, including Will Straver’s UV photo-plotter for PCBs, Sam Eddinger’s 3D-printed type balls for IBM Selectric typewriters, and Tech Ingredients’ method for synthesizing graphene. They also discuss the MNT Pocket Reform open-source laptop, a repurposed RAF cockpit indicator, and Aiden Cullen’s ambitious low-cost AR glasses project.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Digi-Key, Tech Ingredients, Rice University, Dyson, MNT, ABB, Extreme Electronics, University of Tel Aviv, Cornell, Sony
Products
ST40, Wendelstein 7-X, IBM Selectric, MNT Pocket Reform, Google Glass, IKEA Trofast
Chips
RP2040
Also
Will Straver, Sam Eddinger, Integza, Carrie Sharfglass, Brian Brocken, Water Stanton, Aidan Cullen, Arya Voranova, Becky Stern

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