Hackaday (unofficial) March 9, 2024 10:00pm A Vanadium Redux Flow Battery You Can Build #batteryhacks #3dprinted #diy #electrolyte #flowbattery #ionexchange #nafion #sulfuricacid #vanadiumpentoxide #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 A Vanadium Redux Flow Battery You Can Build Vanadium flow batteries are an interesting project, with the materials easily obtainable by the DIY hacker. To that effect [Cayrex2] over on YouTube presents their take on a small, self-contained f…
Hackaday (unofficial) July 19, 2023 12:00pm Lighting Up with Chemistry, 1823-Style #chemistryhacks #history #catalyst #fire #hydrogen #lighter #platinum #sulfuricacid #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Lighting Up With Chemistry, 1823-Style With our mass-produced butane lighters and matches made in the billions, fire is never more than a flick of the finger away these days. But starting a fire 200 years ago? That’s a different s…
Hackaday (unofficial) January 10, 2023 7:00am Wipe On, Wipe Off: Make Your Own Rain Repellent #chemistryhacks #howto #dimethicone #ethanol #isopropyl #rainx #sulfuricacid #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Wipe On, Wipe Off: Make Your Own Rain Repellent Once upon a time, we drove an old six-volt VW Beetle. One sad day, the wiper motor went out, and as this happened before the Internet heyday, there were no readily-available parts around that we we…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 28, 2022 3:00pm Mining and Refining: Sulfur #featured #interest #originalart #science #acid #amine #miningandrefining #naturalgas #sulfur #sulfuricacid #sulphur #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Mining And Refining: Sulfur When you think of the periodic table, some elements just have a vibe to them that’s completely unscientific, but nonetheless undeniable. Precious metals like gold and silver are obvious examp…