We all know that you can convert heat into electricity. Usually, you do that with some form of steam, but...
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Pirates hijacked an infamous short-wave radio station, which dates from the Soviet era but is still online today, and used...
To say that the World War II collectors market is popular would be the understatement of our young century. Ranging from the...
If you had the misfortune of running a Microsoft Exchange server this past week, then you don’t need me to tell...
On a recent December evening, a white-bearded man wearing a red button-down shirt and a big red hat with a...
It isn’t an uncommon science fiction trope for our hero to be in a situation where there is no technology....
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - If you were awoken late Tuesday night by an alert on your phone, it wasn’t from...
We probably don’t have to tell most Hackaday readers why the current wave of low-cost software defined radios (SDRs) are...
The Centralia Police Department said Sunday afternoon that two unidentified suspects exploded the 1st Security Bank ATM on South Tower...
Necklaces and accessories claiming to "protect" people from 5G mobile networks have been found to be radioactive. The bracelet for...
As consumer electronics companies chase profits on tighter and tighter margins, it seems like quality is continually harder to find...
There has been world-wide reporting of the work done using amateur radio WSPR signals in an attempt to pinpoint the...
Restoring vintage computers is the favorite task of many hardware hackers. Retrocomputing probably makes you think of home computer brands...
The array of people I meet when giving tours of Oak Ridge never ceases to amaze me. Recently, I had...
When we were kids we rode bicycles without pads and helmets. We drank sugary drinks. We played with chemistry sets...
The biggest antenna on the planet is up and running in central China, opening up long-distance communications with submarines as well as...
It's been harder to visit face-to-face with Santa Claus over the past few years due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic....
Ham radio operators unite woman with family after 37 years A tribal lady, who had lost contact with her family...
How subcarrier radio signals made room for hidden FM stations—and helped ensure that everyone has access to the news A...
MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) - More details have been released about a shooting Friday afternoon in Martin County that started...
For busy people, keeping track of all the tasks on your to-do list can be a daunting task in itself....
My first exposure to radio communication happened when I was around 5 or 6 years old. My dad was working...
Were it not for the thin sheath of water and carbon-based life covering it, our home planet would perhaps be...
Throughout history, people have devised ways to send information across long distances. For centuries we relied on smoke signals, semaphores,...
I’ve always been interested in small-scale energy harvesting projects. After all, it seems like the almost ideal “something for nearly...
