Hi {NAME}! An RC plane using KFC buckets, no-etch PCB boards, and a Hack Chat about how to win the Hackaday Prize !

Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Quick bit: The Hackaday Prize Round One closes next week! Hurry up! Get your Hackaday Prize entry in now! By [Sophi Kravitz]( The Hackaday Prize Design your Concept round is almost over! You have just a few days left to [enter your project](. Twenty of you will win $1,000. Last week, we added [$2,000 more]( into our seed fund. There's still a little bit left, and you can get your hands on it by telling everyone to like your project. Who doesn't love a bit of attention? [World Create Day]( was a huge success, with more than 70 events all over the planet. Read about some of the WCD builds in our community on [Hackaday!]( Our weekly [Hack Chat]( is about the Hackaday Prize. We'll be answering questions, offering feedback, and discussing how to win. It's all happening on Friday, noon PDT. [Join the Hack Chat here!]( VIDEO BITSHands on with Hackaday Print your circuit boards with a laser printer In this video, Rich Olsen shows us how to make no-etch boards with silver paste. Awesomely useful demo! [Check out the video »]( RC KFC Bucket Aeroplane Peter Sripol demonstrates a plane built with KFC buckets to utilize the Magnus effect. There are some spectacular crashes in this video along with a unique way to build an RC plane! [Check out the video »]( [More new stuff]( POPULAR BITSHackaday Prize entries Arduino telescope controller By [Dessislav Gouzgounov]( This project comes with a "best 250 Stellar objects" database. It calculates object positions in the sky to point the telescope in the right direction. [Read more »]( [OpenESpin - a spinning machine]( By [Douglas Miller]( This Citizen Science project aims to bring a fundamental chemistry tool to the home lab. When materials are electrospun, a strong electrical field stretches the droplets and may change their material properties. The OpenESpin allows labs to experiment with the properties of the electrospun material. [Read more »]( MORE BITSHackaday WorldwideMEETUPS, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS [Hackaday Prize Munich May 5th 8pm 'til late:]( Bring-A-Hack meetup! Bring a project along with you for a hacky show-and-tell with beer, pizza, and good company. Good times guaranteed. [Location TBA »]( [Hackaday/ Tindie Bay Area Maker Faire meetup May 20th:]( This is our 4th annual BAMF meetup held the Saturday night after Maker Faire. We'd love to see you! [RSVP here »]( [Hackaday New York City May 24th:]( Our NYC meetup features a place to hack AND amazing talks and snacks! Join us to meet local people with the same interests. [Details TBD »]( [More Hackaday.io projects]( [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]( Hackaday · 61 South Fair Oaks Avenue · Suite 200 · Pasadena, CA 91105 · USA