Hackaday Podcast · 7 Jul 2023 · 1h 02m · Episode 226
Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Al Williams discuss the legacy of Don Lancaster, the paradox of fast hardware and slow software, and the 2023 Hackaday Prize. They review projects including Bradley Gothrop’s talk on personal electric vehicles, Nathan’s solar-powered weed incinerator, and Nighthawk in Light’s DIY radiative sky cooling paint. The episode also covers Rocky Linux’s legal workaround for Red Hat’s source code restrictions and field reports from the SNOTEL snow monitoring network and the Vintage Computer Festival Southwest.
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Hosts Carl and Corey discuss their favorite entries from the 2015 Hackaday Prize, focusing on projects that address serious issues like water conservation and food production. They highlight specific hardware components such as the LS7366R quadrature counter and the Cypress FX3 USB controller, while reviewing projects like the Urban Kitchen Garden, Smartlet power outlet, and a light electric utility vehicle for Sudan.
Hosts Chris Gammell and Dave Jones discuss the recent Antares rocket explosion, the Hackaday Prize space trip controversy, and the passing of Tom Maglioli from Car Talk. They also cover U-beam's wireless charging technology, Dr. Greg Shaver's ultrasound chip startup, and DIY projects including a Tony Stark Halloween costume and reflow oven modifications.
Mike Szczys, managing editor of Hackaday, discusses the Hackaday Prize, a contest promoting open design with a grand prize of a trip to space. He details the judging process for the 50 semifinalists, highlighting specific projects like the Intelligent Ski Course and Taylor Multifuel Null-rotor Turbine, and explains the acquisition of Hackaday by Supplyframe. Szczys also shares his background as a professional musician and his experiences visiting Silicon Valley electronics surplus stores and the Computer History Museum.
Chris Gammell and Dave Jones discuss designing weatherproof enclosures for electronics, covering cable glands, O-rings, conformal coatings, and potting compounds. They also touch on the challenges of setting up a new electronics lab, the inefficiencies of residential solar power in winter, and the annoyance of patent trolls targeting hardware companies like SparkFun.
Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss recent tech hype, including debunking viral claims about the 'Water Cube' dehumidifier and beta-voltaic 'nuclear diamond' batteries. They cover the merger of Evil Mad Scientist and Bantam Tools, a side-channel security vulnerability affecting ESP32 microcontrollers, and the acquisition of a used TVM pick-and-place machine. The conversation also touches on power grid issues, CAD software choices like Fusion 360 and Onshape, and the failure of solar roadways.
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