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Ep 382: Glueballs, Borg Cubes, and Supersonic Trebuchets

Hackaday Podcast · 14 Aug 2026 · 51m · Episode 382

What this episode covers

Hosts Elliot Williams and Christina Panos discuss recent Hackaday news, including Supercon 10 ticket sales and a breakthrough in particle physics at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider regarding glueballs. They review several community hacks, including a fiber-to-the-home security analysis by Rithwick Jaya Simha and Vibhu, a supersonic trebuchet by Tom Stanton, and a time-tracking cube by Edris Isborg. The episode also covers articles on prosthetic running blades by Van Phillips and storm glasses by Robert Fitzroy, highlighting the intersection of engineering, history, and community innovation.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
User
Products
Storm Glass
Chips
ESP32 S3, MPU 6050, WS2812B, Raspberry Pi 2040
Tools
ANAVI Handle
Materials
PLA, PLA Plus, PETG, TPU, ABS
Also
Beijing Electron Positron Collider, Supercon 10, Rithwick Jaya Simha, Rithwick Vibhu, Edris Isborg, Teddy Warner, BirdNET, Maker's Muse, John Dingley, Circuit Python, Van Phillips, Oscar Pistorius, Robert Fitzroy

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