Author: Dan Maloney / Source: Hackaday The king of machine tools is the lathe, and if the king has a heart, it’s probably the leadscrew. That’s the bit that allows threading operations, arguably the most important job a lathe can tackle. It’s a simple concept, really – the leadscrew is

Author: Al Williams / Source: Hackaday What if I told you that you can get rid of your headphones and still listen to music privately, just by shooting lasers at your ears? The trick here is something called the photoacoustic effect. When certain materials absorb light — or any electromagnetic

Author: Teodora Zareva / Source: Big Think Researchers from the University of Chicago have successfully completed a proof-of-concept study where they managed to treat obesity in mice using a new type of gene therapy that utilized skin transplants. Human skin transplantation is a well-established

I have never managed to kill two birds with one stone, but now at least I can do my laundry and exercise at the same time. The BiWa, or Bike Washing Machine, is a stationary bicycle designed by the students at China’s Dalian Nationalities University. Pedaling turns the drum and generates