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Teardown of an Oxford Nanopore MinION DNA Sequencer
The Oxford Nanopore MinION DNA Sequencer is a portable device that has made DNA sequencing more accessible and…
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Linux Fu: Heads or Tails for VPN
Linux Fu: Heads Or Tails For VPN No comments by: Al Williams August 10, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy If you’ve…
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Functional Jumping Pokéball from an Ancient Pokémon World
A functional jumping Pokéball has been created by Kiara, inspired by an ancient Pokémon world. The ball features smoke…
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The Physics of Keeping Thermal Power Stations Cool
Obviously this is a problem, but it helps to understand how we got to this point and what can be done to fix it.…
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Triggering Lightning with a Rocket
Triggering Lightning With A Rocket No comments by: Aaron Beckendorf August 10, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy…
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Even on the Red Planet, Hexagons are the Bestagons
Don’t take it up with us– start an argument with the God of War, because its his planet that’s showing off six sided…
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Creating a Supersonic Trebuchet
Modern engineers have modified the medieval trebuchet to achieve supersonic projectile speeds. By winding the…
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Retrotechtacular: A View of the Moon from 1964
The article reflects on public excitement for the 1960s lunar race, highlighting the Ranger program’s early challenges…
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Hackaday Links: August 9, 2026
Their industry sources indicate that what we’re experiencing currently is just a prelude to when things get really…
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The Stages of Grief in Repairing a Trinitron Found in the Trash
The Stages Of Grief In Repairing A Trinitron Found In The Trash No comments by: Maya Posch August 9, 2026 Title: Copy…
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The Chinese Smart Glasses Proving that Smart Glasses can be Repairable
So too for smart glasses with their compact size and the need to be fully waterproof. They would be certified e-waste…
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Transmitting Analog Video Via Frikkin’ Laser Beams
Transmitting Analog Video Via Frikkin’ Laser Beams No comments by: Tyler August August 9, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link:…
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Continously Extruding 3D Printed Tubes with Compressed Air
Continously Extruding 3D Printed Tubes With Compressed Air No comments by: Aaron Beckendorf August 9, 2026 Title: Copy…
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Whatever Happened to the Computer of Tomorrow, Anyway? The Xerox Alto Story
The Xerox Alto, introduced at Xerox PARC in the 1970s, pioneered the desktop mouse‑keyboard interface and many modern…
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Tracking Bees with a Stereo Camera
A project is underway to track bees in flight using a stereo camera, which poses significant technical challenges due…
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High-Density Parchment Paper Papertronics with Laser-Carved Hydrophilic Channels
Researchers have developed a method for creating high-density parchment paper papertronics with laser-carved…
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Track Bird Visitors With a Raspberry Pi and a USB Mic
It reports on a web interface of its own making, but what really takes things to a new level is an optional, stylish…
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Grading Tomatoes with an ESP32 and ML
A system using an ESP32 and machine learning has been developed to grade tomatoes based on their color and size. The…
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Robotic Screw and Bolt Sorter Seeks a New Challenge
Robotic Screw And Bolt Sorter Seeks A New Challenge No comments by: Donald Papp August 8, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link:…
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Junkbin, a Way to Efficiently Reuse Your Old Electronics
Junkbin, A Way To Efficiently Reuse Your Old Electronics No comments by: Ian Bos August 8, 2026 Title: Copy Short…
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Tim Hunkin’s History Of Arcade Machines
Tim Hunkin’s History Of Arcade Machines No comments by: Jenny List August 8, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy There…
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Want Energy Efficiency? Dude, You’re Getting a Dell!
A recent video by Jeff Geerling compares the energy efficiency of the MacBook Neo and Dell's latest XPS 13. The…
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The BBC Tetris Companion
The BBC Tetris Companion No comments by: Al Williams August 7, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy [Leaded Solder] took…
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Block, shmock — Just Pump Water Over The Chip
Block, Shmock — Just Pump Water Over The Chip No comments by: Tyler August August 7, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy…
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This Filesystem is Born to Fail
A new Linux kernel feature called FailFS is expected to land in Linux 7.3, which is a tiny pseudo-filesystem that…
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Hacking a $6000 Cotton Candy Machine to Fully Control It
Hacking A $6000 Cotton Candy Machine To Fully Control It No comments by: Maya Posch August 7, 2026 Title: Copy Short…
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Chernobyl’s Robots, or the Hackathon From Hell
In an extensive update to the original 2023 video, the [Chornobyl Family] covers the mad scramble to design robots to…
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Hackaday Podcast Episode 381: Airless Tires, Full-color Prints, and 28 MW of LEDs
Hackaday Podcast Episode 381: Airless Tires, Full-color Prints, And 28 MW Of LEDs No comments by: Jenny List August 7,…
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Music is Back on Optical Disk in This Plex Server
Price wise, well, it’s going to vary depending where you are in the world and exactly when you look. But Blu-ray…
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This Week in Security: Claude Gets Hacking, Hotel WiFi, and NPM Compromised Again
It appears that the model was restricted from accessing the Internet because (and wait for it) the prompt told it that…
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FlipBuddy is Borg, You Will Be Assimilated
FlipBuddy Is Borg, You Will Be Assimilated No comments by: Kristina Panos August 7, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy…
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Wrist Welcomes Wii Nunchuk As Gloriously Ergonomic Macropad
Wrist Welcomes Wii Nunchuk As Gloriously Ergonomic Macropad No comments by: Donald Papp August 7, 2026 Title: Copy…
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A 3D Printed Cycloidal Gearbox
A 3D Printed Cycloidal Gearbox No comments by: Al Williams August 6, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Stepper motors…
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NASA’s Just Prolonged Voyager 2’s Science Mission With a Big Bang
NASA’s Just Prolonged Voyager 2’s Science Mission With A Big Bang No comments by: Maya Posch August 6, 2026 Title:…
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Rubidium Frequency Standard Explained
Much of the basic idea also applies to cesium standards. The explainer starts with the periodic table. Rubidium and…
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Phantomdrive Keeps Your Secrets Out of Sight
Phantomdrive Keeps Your Secrets Out Of Sight No comments by: Tom Nardi August 6, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy…
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CNC’d, CNC-inspired Adjustable Wrench Won’t Round Your Bolts
CNC’d, CNC-inspired Adjustable Wrench Won’t Round Your Bolts No comments by: Tyler August August 6, 2026 Title: Copy…
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Calculus-Free PID (Almost) in a Spreadsheet
Calculus-Free PID (Almost) In A Spreadsheet No comments by: Al Williams August 6, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy…
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Going Full Fruity with Apple’s 1999 High-End Power Mac G3
Going Full Fruity With Apple’s 1999 High-End Power Mac G3 No comments by: Maya Posch August 6, 2026 Title: Copy Short…
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FitzRoy’s Glass: Victorian Weather Marvel or Glorified Thermometer?
FitzRoy’s Glass: Victorian Weather Marvel Or Glorified Thermometer? No comments by: Al Williams August 6, 2026 Title:…
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Amiga and Commodore, Back Together (Sort Of)
Amiga And Commodore, Back Together (Sort Of) No comments by: Jenny List August 6, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy…
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Only the Hottest Tunes Play on This Fire Organ
A new fire organ uses propane as its working fluid instead of air, created by the project Look Mum No Computer. The…
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Hacking a Tenda AC1200 Wi-Fi Router with a CVE Combo
The article details a security researcher’s attempt to exploit a Tenda AC10V6 router after initially targeting a…
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3D Printing A Usable Airless Tire
For decades, companies have been developing airless tires that use a polymer mesh to maintain pressure on the travel…
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Full Teardown of a 2026 Amazon Fire Stick HD
Being curious as to what kind of hardware they put into these sticks or dongles these days, [electronupdate] decided…
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Addressable LEDs Make Giant 16×2 Character Display
Addressable LEDs Make Giant 16×2 Character Display No comments by: Tyler August August 5, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link:…
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FLOSS Weekly Episode 878: A Tool With Opinions
FLOSS Weekly Episode 878 features a conversation with Jonathan Pallant about embedded Rust. The discussion covers the…
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Know Your Food: Our Daily Bread
Know Your Food: Our Daily Bread No comments by: Jenny List August 5, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy It’s time to…
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Reading a Thermocouple with Mercury and a Potentiometer
Reading A Thermocouple With Mercury And A Potentiometer No comments by: Aaron Beckendorf August 5, 2026 Title: Copy…
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Cell Broadcast: The Modern Emergency Alert System
Cell Broadcast: The Modern Emergency Alert System No comments by: Zoe Skyforest August 5, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link:…
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