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Ep 230: Space Science, Superconductors, Supercaps, and Central Air

Hackaday Podcast · 4 Aug 2023 · 1h 10m · Episode 230

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi discuss the scientific community's skepticism regarding the LK-99 room-temperature superconductor claims and the Euclid Space Telescope's mission to resolve the Hubble constant controversy. They review several hardware hacks, including Rafael Busho’s reverse-engineered Game Boy camera using a Mitsubishi M6428FP sensor, MIT’s conductive concrete supercapacitors, and various community projects like 3D print orientation strategies and retro 486 Turbo button replicas. The episode concludes with a critique of the current state of humanoid robotics, citing Tesla’s Optimus and Figure 01 as examples of 'folly' driven by sci-fi aesthetics rather than practical utility, alongside a review of FreeBSD 13.2.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
MIT
Products
Euclid Space Telescope, Game Boy Camera, Voyager 2, Tesla Optimus, Figure 01
Chips
Mitsubishi M6428FP, Raspberry Pi Pico
Also
LK-99, FreeBSD

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