Hackaday Newsletter 0x3D

[Hackaday] What the Flux: How Does Solder Work Anyway? [Read article now »]( Crunch Time for Hackaday Sci-Fi Contest By [Mike Szczys]( You have just over one week to get in on [the Hackaday Sci-Fi contest](. Entries close a week from Monday, on March 6th. who's hung out with me (or read too many of my articles) knows I love to reference Sci-Fi novels. My excitement for the genre boils over with this contest. We've featured several entries so far but two of my favorites have been a [Voight-Kampff Machine]( -- used to detect replicants in Blade Runner -- and this tightly packed PCB which makes a very real [Star Trek communicator badge]( come to life. I've been keeping my eye on the Elysium [exoskeleton build]( which is so detailed it's like eyecandy. I haven't read the Dirk Gently books (Douglas Adam) yet but I watched the new BBC America series. One of the entries is bringing Dirk's [I-Ching Calculator]( from that universe to life. Check out [all of the entries]( if you found these interesting. There are some exquisite prizes up for grabs. Take some time this week to hack together your favorite Sci-Fi tech and [get it entered]( IoT Security on Hack Chat Today: The Big Crypto team from the University of Pittsburgh is hosting [today's Hack Chat on Security for Internet-of-Things](. Join us at noon Pacific time (8pm UTC) to discuss the current and future issues of properly securing the innumerable devices being connected to networks. Also mark your calendar for [a Tindie Chat all about certifications]( (FCC, OSH, CE, etc.). That discussion will be Tuesday, Feb. 28th at 11am PST (7pm UTC). From The Blog [HackBusting: Can you Fake a TV Remote with a Lighter and some Paper?]( By [Adil Malik]( We recently published an article where someone apparently controlled their TV by simulating a remote with merely a lighter and a sheet of paper... [Read more »]( [A Full Speed, Portable Apple //e]( By [Brian Benchoff]( A while back, [Jorj] caught wind of a Hackaday post from December. It was a handheld Apple IIe, emulated on an ATMega1284p. An impressive feat... [Read more »]( [Interview: Nacer Chahat Designs Antennas for Mars CubeSats]( By [Mike Szczys]( You have a shoe box sized computer that you want to use in a Mars fly by. How do you communicate with it? The answer is a very clever set of antennas. I... [Read more »]( If You Missed It [Nespresso Capsule Detector]( [An Overview Of The Dreaded EMC Tests]( [Homemade Subaru Head Unit is Hidden Masterpiece]( [40-Acre HAARP Rides Again, And They Want You To Listen]( [First Look: Macchina M2]( [Ask Hackaday: Is Owning A 3D Printer Worth It?]( [Hackaday]( NEVER MISS A HACK [Share]( [Share]( [Share]( [Share]( [Terms of Use]( [Privacy Policy]( [Hackaday.io]( [Hackaday.com]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( SupplyFrame, Inc · 61 South Fair Oaks Avenue · Suite 200 · Pasadena, CA 91105 · USA