# Ep 220: Transparent Ice, Fake Aliens, and Bendy Breadboards

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2023-05-26
- Length: 48m
- Episode: 220
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-26-ep-220-transparent-ice-fake-aliens-and-bendy-breadboards
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-220-transparent-ice-fake-aliens-and-bendy-breadboards

## Summary

Hosts Elliot Williams and Al Williams discuss a variety of hardware hacks, including a flexible breadboard created by MIT researchers using 3D-printed chain mail, and Damien Dolata’s hoverboard that uses eddy currents for levitation. They also cover 'Silly Whiz,' an educational tool for understanding IC fabrication, and the 'ESP Clicker,' a low-cost device for integrating dumb switches into Home Assistant. The episode concludes with discussions on transparent ice making, core memory, and vacuum tubes.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-26-ep-220-transparent-ice-fake-aliens-and-bendy-breadboards#t=1) Introduction: Hackaday Prize deadlines and What's that Sound contest
- [3:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-26-ep-220-transparent-ice-fake-aliens-and-bendy-breadboards#t=182) SETI Project: Simulated ET signal from Mars
- [8:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-26-ep-220-transparent-ice-fake-aliens-and-bendy-breadboards#t=489) Flexible Breadboards: MIT's 3D-printed chain mail circuit
- [12:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-26-ep-220-transparent-ice-fake-aliens-and-bendy-breadboards#t=744) Damien Dolata's Eddy Current Hoverboard
- [17:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-26-ep-220-transparent-ice-fake-aliens-and-bendy-breadboards#t=1079) Silly Whiz: Interactive IC Fabrication Software
- [23:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-26-ep-220-transparent-ice-fake-aliens-and-bendy-breadboards#t=1430) ESP Clicker: Home Assistant Integration for Dumb Devices
- [28:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-26-ep-220-transparent-ice-fake-aliens-and-bendy-breadboards#t=1701) PIO to FPGA: Porting Raspberry Pi Pico Features
- [30:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-26-ep-220-transparent-ice-fake-aliens-and-bendy-breadboards#t=1826) Supercon Videos: Core Memory, Vacuum Tubes, and Underwater Noise
- [33:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-26-ep-220-transparent-ice-fake-aliens-and-bendy-breadboards#t=2017) Radioactive Diamond Batteries and Remote Controlled Hypercars
- [35:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-26-ep-220-transparent-ice-fake-aliens-and-bendy-breadboards#t=2148) Camp Miss: Privacy Dilemmas of Airtags and Smart Tags
- [42:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-26-ep-220-transparent-ice-fake-aliens-and-bendy-breadboards#t=2556) Transparent Ice: Science and Art of Clear Ice Making

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Hackaday (company)
- SETI (company)
- ExoMars (other)
- MIT (company)
- GitHub (other)
- RadioShack (company)
- Damien Dolata (other)
- Hendo (product)
- The Hacksmith (other)
- Tony Hawk (other)
- Silly Whiz (product)
- Skywater PDK (other)
- ESP8266 (chip)
- Home Assistant (other)
- ESP Home (other)
- Switchbot (product)
- Raspberry Pi Pico (product)
- RP2040 (chip)
- Verilog (other)
- Andy Geppert (other)
- Core 64 (product)
- Nick Poole (other)
- Integrated Thermionic (company)
- Deutsche Vella Planet A (other)
- Jenny (other)
- Indeterminate Design (other)
- Jaw J (other)
- Maya Posch (other)
- Apple (company)
- Google (company)
- Tile (product)
- Airtag (product)
- Lou and Days (other)
- Green Jupiter (other)

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