Ultrasonic Cutting on the Cheap When you think of ultrasonics,  you probably think of a cleaner or maybe a toothbrush. If you are a Star Trek fan, maybe you think of knocking out crew members …read more #hacking #projects image
Testing the Survivability of Moss in Space The cool part about science is that you can ask questions like what happens if you stick some moss spores on the outside of the International Space Station, and then …read more #hacking #projects image
Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Elegant Macro Pad Some people are not merely satisfied with functionality, or even just good looks. These persnickety snoots (I am one of them) seek something elegant, a true marriage of form and …read more #hacking #projects image
Build Yourself a Medium-Format Camera Medium format cameras have always been a step up from those built in the 35 mm format. By virtue of using a much larger film, they offer improved resolution and …read more #hacking #projects image
The Unexpected Joys Of Hacking an Old Kindle In the closing hours of JawnCon 0x2, I was making a final pass of the “Free Stuff for Nerds” table when I noticed a forlorn Kindle that had a piece …read more #hacking #projects image
Barcodes, “Lasers”, and Fourier Transforms The Bomem DA3 is a type of Fourier transform spectrometer used for measuring various spectral data and [Usagi Electric] has one. On his quest to understand it he runs down …read more #hacking #projects image
Smelly Ultrasound We aren’t sure why, but [Lev Chizhov] and some other researchers have found a way to make you smell things by hitting your head with ultrasound. Apparently, your sense of …read more #hacking #projects image
Expensive Batteries Hide Cheap Tricks In our modern world full of planned obsolescence helping to fuel cycles of consumerism, the thing that really lets companies dial this up to the max is locked-down electronics and …read more #hacking #projects image
A Couple Of New DOS PCs Appear An interesting trend over the last year or two has been the emergence of modern retrocomputer PCs, recreations of classic PC hardware from back in the day taking advantage of …read more #hacking #projects image
Hackaday Links: November 23, 2025 Remember the Key Bridge collapse? With as eventful a year as 2025 has been, we wouldn’t blame anyone for forgetting that in March of 2024, container ship MV Dali plowed …read more #hacking #projects image