Why Leaded Fuel Is Still A Thing

Leaded fuel is considered one of the greatest environmental failures in modern human history. Adding tetraethyl lead to gasoline reduced knock in internal combustion engines, which was widely considered a …read more

Hackaday Links: May 3, 2026

Software that collects public data from the Internet and uses it to provide half-assed answers to your questions might seem like a modern craze, but today we bid farewell to …read more

How TTY Opened Up The Phones For The Hard Of Hearing

The telephone was an invention that revolutionized human communication. No more did you have to physically courier a letter from one place to another, or send a telegram, or have …read more

FLOSS Weekly Episode 869: Linux On Your Toaster

This week Jonathan chats with Andrei, Mahir, and Praneeth, live on location at Texas Instruments! The team at TI has been working hard to provide really good Open Source support …read more

Bicycle Tubes Aren’t Just Made Of Rubber Anymore

For the average rider, inner tubes have been one of the most enduring and unchanging parts of bicycle design over the decades. They’re made of rubber, they have a Schrader …read more

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Why Opposed Piston Internal Combustion Engines Are Great

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By Maya Posch | May 6, 2026

Converting the ignition of a fuel-air mixture into usable mechanical energy lies at the core of a dizzying number of internal combustion engines developed over the course of more than …read more
Retrotechtacular: Julius Sumner Miller Breaks Lamps With Magnets

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By Al Williams | May 6, 2026

If you watched the Mickey Mouse Club way back when, you might remember Professor Wonderful, who was, in reality, physics professor [Julius Sumner Miller]. He also had his own show, …read more
You’ve Seen The Chip Shortage And The Memory Shortage, Now Prepare For The PCB Shortage

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By Jenny List | May 6, 2026

It’s nice to hide away in our little corner of the internet and talk tech, safely away from the turmoil of world events. Sometimes though, geopolitics intrude even into our …read more
RGB Laser Projector Does Colorful Asteroids And Much More

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By Tyler August | May 6, 2026

Have you thought about building a galvonometer-based laser projector, but don’t know where to start? There are a lot of resources out there, but you could do worse than to …read more
Using Hamster Power To Charge A Phone

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By Maya Posch | May 5, 2026

It seems fair to say that hamsters are a somewhat divisive pet, between their fluffiness, high-strung nature, short lifespan and incessant squeaking that sounds like some electronic device is trying …read more
Earthworms Don’t Bio-Accumulate Microplastics, So There May Be Hope For Us

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By Tyler August | May 5, 2026

Microplastics absolutely saturate the Earth’s environment, and that’s probably not a good thing unless you’re looking for a sediment marker for the Anthropocene period. On the other hand, environmental contamination …read more
Defeating The [Works By Design]’s Unpickable Lock

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By Maya Posch | May 5, 2026

Even though the very concept of an ‘unpickable lock’ is as plausible as making water not be wet, this doesn’t take away from the intellectual thrill of devising solutions to …read more

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