Roman Telescope Saves Fuel, Doubles Mission

Contemplate the events that might end a space mission, and you might picture something dramatic: detonation on the pad, a dead guidance system, or micrometeoroids shattering delicate solar panels. More …read more

Geothermal Cooling For New York’s Subways

You might think that if you dug some tunnels down into the ground where you could be out of the sunshine, that you might find them to be relatively cool …read more

Places To Visit: Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord

There are many benefits to spending time in the park, but perhaps few of them have a Hackaday angle. There’s a park in Germany you might want to make an …read more

The FPGA Chronicles: Exploring The Tang Nano 20K

FPGAs used to be mysterious, expensive devices, but these days you can buy surprisingly capable boards for very little money. Some years ago, I did an FPGA Bootcamp over on …read more

Hackaday Links: September 27, 2026

It isn’t quite hailing frequencies open, but researchers from Harvard claim they’ve picked up a radio signal directly from a nearby exoplanet. Before you get too excited, planets in our …read more

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Don’t Try This At Home, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Edition

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By Tyler August | October 7, 2026

Transcranial magnetic stimulation is one of those things that seems too wacky to be true. Depression not responding to treatment? Let’s smack you upside the head with strong magnetic fields! …read more
The Commodore 64 Keyboard Font, For Everyone

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By Jenny List | October 7, 2026

There are some classic fonts which appeared in one place and became almost iconic, yet never made it into the digital age. The font on the Commodore 64 keyboard for …read more
Don’t Worry, This R/C Airship Is Supposed To Be On Fire

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By Tyler August | October 6, 2026

We’ve had a lot of flying hacks here over the years, and that includes just about any way to get airborne you can think of — but very few of …read more
Upgrading An IPhone Lens To The Max

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By Jenny List | October 6, 2026

The camera in a typical mobile phone is now at a standard at which it can be considered a serious device rather than a toy, such has been the effort …read more
DIY Algae Biodiesel Is Harder Than You Think

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By Tyler August | October 6, 2026

There’s one thing [Silent H] wants you to know before you watch his video about making biodiesel, embedded below: he started this project before he’d even heard of the Strait …read more
SmallTV Hacking With Surprisingly Little Fuss

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By Tom Nardi | October 6, 2026

We’ve seen the GeekMagic SmallTV line of devices before — these cheap gadgets combine a microcontroller and a display in a little plastic case that can be used to show …read more
Scientists Create Hexagonal Packed Ice At Extreme Pressures

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By Maya Posch | October 6, 2026

One of the problems with planetary science is that you generally cannot easily investigate the exact conditions in their interior, so you’re left to extrapolate what is happening inside them …read more

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