Simple yet effective, they come in a dizzying array of forms and materials. Vital to so many circuits for storage, timing, and filtration - the mighty capaci...

The deceptively simple wire coil that proves incredibly useful in the world of electronics - the inductor's ability to store energy in an electromagnetic fie...

It's pretty much finished! Sure there are other variants of PICtris out there, but this is 100% mine. The Tetris game runs on a PIC which controls all of the 2D graphics rotation and rule checking. Objects are rotated mathematically, which allows f...

We taught a SMT soldering class at the Atlanta hackerspace ( http://freesideatlanta.org ) focusing on using stencils and solder paste. Here are some shots of...

My personal experience with heat toner transfer method of making PCB. All chemicals used in PCB manufacturing should be available at electronic hobby shop or can be found online. There's list of product distributors at manufacturer's web site http://...

How to turn a normal laser pen into a BURNING laser pen

Volume 01 - Phones: SIM card & payphone hacking. Learn how a SIM card works (the small card inside GSM cell phones) make a SIM card reader, view deleted mess...

How to use an N channel MOSFET to turn anything on and off. Also, remember to put a 100k resistor between gate and ground if you want your FET to stay off by default!

Abbott & Costello take their "Who's on first?" routine on a different level dealing with "volts" and "watts".

The surge strip that expands to fit any power adapter on the market - guaranteed. Ordinary surge strips only handle a few bulky power adapters because they b...

Bre Pettis teams up with Hardware Hacker Joe Grand to show you how to integrate LCDs and GPS into your electronics projects. Then they put these two things t...

Take used styrofoam and reuse it to make cool new things with this easy 5-Minute Foam Factory. Thanks to Bob Knetzger for the original project in Make: Volum...

https://lockitron.com/ Lockitron let's you lock or unlock your door from anywhere in the world Any smartphone can use Lockitron through its intuitive two-but...

Use an Arduino microcontroller to sense invisible electromagnetic fields using wire, a resistor, and an LED. Aaron ALAI's EMF detector project is awesomely s...

A project of the robotics group of VHG Bogen 25 RCX 73 motors costs: 8000€ 2000 man hours

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The Awesome Electronics Workshop is back! Joe Grand and Bre Pettis show you how to integrate RF modules into your projects.

Ok makers! We're going to kick off some holiday gift guide action for 2008! First up - $20 and under ELECTRONICS KITS, we know holiday gift budgets are shrinking…