2026 Hackaday Supercon: Call For Proposals

We are absolutely stoked to announce that the Hackaday Superconference is taking place this year November 6th through 8th in glorious Pasadena California, and we want to see you there! …read more

The Death Of Physical Media And The Real Challenges To Software Archiving

Along with the many displays of outrage, gnashing of teeth and other displays of profound grief at the recent news that Sony will no longer manufacture physical game discs come …read more

A Brief History Of The Crazy Old 7-Segment Display

How old is the seven-segment display? Surely it is a product of the 1970s. After all, calculators started showing up, and the height of junior high humor was plugging 7734 …read more

FLOSS Weekly Episode 874: Really, We Do PDFs

This week Jonathan chats with Andrea Gallo about RISC-V! What does it mean for RISC-V to be an Open ISA? Where is RISC-V popping up, and what’s the new frontier? …read more

Linux Fu: The Local Phonebook

I’ll admit it: I miss the simplicity of /etc/hosts. There was something elegant about it. You wanted laserprinter to mean 192.168.1.40, so you opened a text file and wrote: 192.168.1.40 …read more

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New Method Accelerates Color 3D Printing

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By Julian Scheffers | July 23, 2026

Multi-color 3D printing is notorious for being difficult to get right. Even with modern printers, you often end up much using more filament (and tool changes) than you would for …read more
Targeting Allele-Specific Faulty MRNA In SCNA2 Mutation Patients

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By Maya Posch | July 23, 2026

When an individual is born with genetic defects, there are a few ways to deal with the impact of the faulty genes. The most extreme solution is direct DNA editing …read more
BASICally, Its Retro Machine Language

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By Al Williams | July 23, 2026

We enjoyed [Beej’s] trip down memory lane looking at a BASIC game, The Wizard’s Castle, written for the Exidy Sorcerer. It appeared in a 1980 magazine that included the title …read more
A Train Departure Board For The Home

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By Zoe Skyforest | July 23, 2026

Trains are a great way to get around. You just have to make sure you’re across the schedule if you intend to get where you’re going in a timely manner. …read more
Mic Jammer Relies On Ultrasound

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By Zoe Skyforest | July 23, 2026

Today’s phone microphones are perfectly adept at picking up sound in all sorts of conditions, and they’re backed by all kinds of processing techniques to filter out noise and capture …read more
Hackaday Europe 2026: Half Quad, Half Blimp: Test. Fly. Survive.

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By Zoe Skyforest | July 23, 2026

A great many drones out there, whether homebuilt or store-bought, follow the same basic format. Four motors, some kind of controller, and a lithium-polymer battery supplying the juice to keep …read more
Running DOOM On A Custom CPU Built From Scratch

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By Zoe Skyforest | July 23, 2026

Running DOOM on weird obscure hardware is a fun hacker pastime that’s been around for a long time now. It’s always enjoyable to see someone port it to an egg timer, …read more

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