A Stirling Engine From Minimal Parts: The model Stirling engine is a staple of novelty catalogues, and we daresay that were it not for their high price there might be more than one Hackaday reader or …read more https://t.co/Q1p1lTxnrt #hadtips https://t.co/EwPE1DLfnm — 360TA (@360TechAdvisors) May 4, 2024 from http://twitter.com/360TechAdvisors via IFTTT

Computers of Fiction: Colossus and Guardian: We can learn a lot by looking at how writers and filmmakers imagine technology. While some are closer than others, there are some definite lessons like never make a killer …read more https://t.co/T30XalW0CL #hadtips https://t.co/Tm0wb7A1lF — 360TA (@360TechAdvisors) May 4, 2024 from http://twitter.com/360TechAdvisors via IFTTT

Retrotechtacular: TOPS Runs the 1970s British Railroad: How do you make the trains run on time? British Rail adopted TOPS, a computer system born of IBM’s SAGE defense project, along with work from Standford and Southern Pacific …read more https://t.co/u6HFLBRt1B #hadtips https://t.co/1GRPldboKM — 360TA (@360TechAdvisors) May 4, 2024 from http://twitter.com/360TechAdvisors via IFTTT

3D Printing with (Ersatz) Moon Dust: When the people of Earth set up bases on the moon, you can imagine that 3D printing will be a key enabling technology. Of course, you could ship plastic or …read more https://t.co/cUUciQjaDG #hadtips https://t.co/VmLxgzQXfz — 360TA (@360TechAdvisors) May 3, 2024 from http://twitter.com/360TechAdvisors via IFTTT

Sort of Electromagnet Attracts Copper, Aluminum: It is a common grade school experiment to wind some wire around a screw, power it up, and watch it pick up paper clips or other ferrous materials. It is …read more https://t.co/McpdzBL1iN #hadtips https://t.co/jPNwtIEsBd — 360TA (@360TechAdvisors) May 3, 2024 from http://twitter.com/360TechAdvisors via IFTTT