Join us on Wednesday, October 28th at noon Pacific for The Art of Nixies Hack Chat with Dalibor Farný! When they were invented in the 1950s, Nixie tubes were a huge leap forward in display technology.

Vancouver Island artist Kyle Miller has found a new use for an old technology, using Soviet-era , cold cathode Nixie tubes to build displays for handmade, steampunk clocks. "The biggest appeal of a ...

The Nixie Power Click, a booster Click board from MIKROE, provides the high voltage needed to power Nixie tube (cold cathode display) shields. This board features the LM2577 step-up voltage regulator, ...

Nixie tubes, the cold cathode displays which use wire mesh to display glowing numerals or other information, are pretty cool in their own right. But you know what’s even cooler? Using nixie tubes and ...

Us: “I’ll take Retro style displays we absolutely have to have for $200, Alex.” Trebek: “This nixie tube is unlike any conventional tube you’ve seen before, handbuilt and NOT numbers or letters.” Us: ...

Nixie tubes have experienced something of a resurgence in popularity in recent times, as the charm of combining new and old technologies continues to draw in retro-minded designers. ThinkGeek's DIY ...

Nixie Tub Clock ($245) from Etsy maker Cold War Creations is a stunning display for checking the time and temp. It’s elegant cylindrical glass case mirrors the shape of its internal Soviet IN-14 Nixie ...

Which Nixie tube clocks are best? Recently, using clocks that tell time using old-fashioned vacuum tubes (Nixie tubes) has become more popular. For anyone who loves to see the guts of technology, a ...