Moon Phase Lamp Uses Rotating Shade
The Moon has fascinated humanity for centuries. These days, though, it’s a trial and a bore to go outside and stare upwards to check on the natural satellite. Instead, why
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LED Hacks
Clever Optics Make Clock’s Digits Float in Space
If you’ve never heard of Aerial Imaging by Retro-Reflection, or AIRR for short, you’re probably not the only one. It’s a technique developed by researchers at Utsunomiya University that uses
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micro:bit Brings 3D Printed Magic Lanterns to Life
[Elenavercher] loves engaging her primary school students, inspiring their imagination as well as teaching them the design thinking process. She has found that the very accessible rapid prototyping culture of
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PCB Makes 7 Segment Displays
Of course, there’s nothing unusual about using 7-segment displays, especially in a clock. However, [Edison Science Corner] didn’t buy displays. Instead, he fabricated them from a PCB using 0805 LEDs
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The Curved Nature of Time Clock
While we’re told that space-time curves, we aren’t sure that was what [andrei.erdei] was going for when he built a great-looking curved LED clock. The LEDs are courtesy of a
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Pingo is an Analog Clock that uses Colors Instead of Hands
The purpose of a clock is to show the time, obviously. But if you’ve followed Hackaday for some time, you’ll know there are about a million different ways of achieving
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LED Filament Lamp Is Subtle, Warm, and Elegant
Hackers have loved LEDs from day one, back when they gave us little more than a dim spot of colored light in the darkness. These days, they’re big, bright, and
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Homebrew Ball Drop Machine Rings in the New Year
The New Year’s Ball Drop in New York City stems from an old English naval tradition. These days, it’s more of a celebratory thing, and [Jon Gonzalez] wanted to bring
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Illuminate Your Benched Things with this Death Stranding Lamp
[Pinkman] creates a smart RGB table lamp based off of the “Odradek device” robot arm from the video game “Death Stranding”. [Pinkman] adds a XIAO BLE nRF52840 Sense device, with
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Creative Vandalism The KITT Way
It’s probable that most of us have at some time dreamed up a witty and subversive way to deface our city, but that few of us will have followed through
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