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IT News<p>2025 One Hertz Challenge: An Ancient Transistor Counts The Seconds - If you’ve worked with germanium transistors, you’ll know that many of them have a ... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/2025-one-hertz-challenge-an-ancient-transistor-counts-the-seconds/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/12/2025-o</span><span class="invisible">ne-hertz-challenge-an-ancient-transistor-counts-the-seconds/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/phaseshiftoscillator" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>phaseshiftoscillator</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/2025onehertzcontest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>2025onehertzcontest</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/clockhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>clockhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/1hzsignal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>1hzsignal</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/germanium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>germanium</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/contests" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>contests</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Shining Through: Germanium and Gold Leaf Transparency - Germanium. It might sound like just another periodic table entry (number 32, to be... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/01/05/shining-through-germanium-and-gold-leaf-transparency/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/01/05/shinin</span><span class="invisible">g-through-germanium-and-gold-leaf-transparency/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/germanium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>germanium</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/goldleaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>goldleaf</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/infrared" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>infrared</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/optics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>optics</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/light" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>light</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/gold" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gold</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ir" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ir</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Chinese curbs on exports of three niche metals to the U.S. have already rattled the market. Now, a bigger clampdown looks set to have far-reaching ramifications for American defense and chipmaking industries. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/23/markets/metal-markets-chinese-clampdown/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2024</span><span class="invisible">/12/23/markets/metal-markets-chinese-clampdown/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electricvehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricvehicles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/semiconductors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>semiconductors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gallium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gallium</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/germanium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>germanium</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antimony</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a></p>
IT News<p>How Do You Fill The 1N34 Void? - The germanium point contact diode, and almost every semiconductor device using ger... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/how-do-you-fill-the-1n34-void/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/05/26/how-do</span><span class="invisible">-you-fill-the-1n34-void/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/germanium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>germanium</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/parts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>parts</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/diode" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diode</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/1n34" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>1n34</span></a></p>
IT News<p>A 65-in-1 the 2024 Way - If necessity is the mother of invention, nostalgia must be its stepmother, or its ... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/03/25/a-65-in-1-the-2024-way/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/03/25/a-65-i</span><span class="invisible">n-1-the-2024-way/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sciencefair" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sciencefair</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/breadboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>breadboard</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/radioshack" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>radioshack</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mischacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mischacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/germanium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>germanium</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/stem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stem</span></a></p>
Stewart Russell<p>Okay, weird <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupplyChain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupplyChain</span></a> fediverse: who knows of a source of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Germanium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germanium</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/optics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>optics</span></a>? They're used inside <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/laser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laser</span></a> cutters, and also to block out visible light from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thermal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thermal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cameras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cameras</span></a>. Yeah, we're using these with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FLIR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLIR</span></a> modules ...</p><p>Our supplier just advised us that they're now classed as munitions, and he can't export them from China to Canada. We can get too big, too thick, far too expensive (like 8×) ones from Edmund's. Any other options, please?</p>
IT News<p>Multiband Crystal Radio Set Pulls Out All the Stops - Most crystal radio receivers have a decidedly “field expedient” look to them. Fash... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2022/04/28/multiband-crystal-radio-set-pulls-out-all-the-stops/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2022/04/28/multib</span><span class="invisible">and-crystal-radio-set-pulls-out-all-the-stops/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/woodworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>woodworking</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/radiohacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>radiohacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/germanium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>germanium</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rectifier" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rectifier</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/detector" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>detector</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/crystal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>crystal</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>radio</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Edge-Mounted Meters Give This Retro Frequency Counter Six Decades of Display - With regard to retro test gear, one’s thoughts tend to those Nixie-adorned instrum... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2022/01/03/edge-mounted-meters-give-this-retro-frequency-counter-six-decades-of-display/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2022/01/03/edge-m</span><span class="invisible">ounted-meters-give-this-retro-frequency-counter-six-decades-of-display/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ovencontrolledcrystaloscillator" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ovencontrolledcrystaloscillator</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/electroniccounter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>electroniccounter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/frequencycounter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>frequencycounter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/movingcoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>movingcoil</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/germanium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>germanium</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/teardown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>teardown</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/decade" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>decade</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ocxo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ocxo</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Retrotechtacular: Manufacturing Philco Germanium Transistors - There was a time when all major corporations maintained film production departments to crank out pub... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2021/03/21/retrotechtacular-manufacturing-philco-germanium-transistors/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2021/03/21/retrot</span><span class="invisible">echtacular-manufacturing-philco-germanium-transistors/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrotechtacular" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>retrotechtacular</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/surface" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>surface</span></a>-barrier <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/manufacture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>manufacture</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/transistor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transistor</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/germanium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>germanium</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/indium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>indium</span></a></p>