Jenny’s Daily Drivers: KolibriOS 0.7.7

It’s a fact of life when starting a computer, that booting into whatever operating system you use will take a while. Mine takes somewhere around 30 seconds, and yours probably …read more

Know Your Food: Organic Production

A few weeks ago we published the first in a new series of articles, Know Your Food. It was born out of the realisation that most people know surprisingly little about …read more

Review: The Tanmatsu, A Year On

About 18 months ago, we brought you a sneak peek at a handheld that started life in the Dutch conference badge scene. At the time it showed promise, but its …read more

UDP Broadcasting And Easily Finding Network Services

Local area networks (LANs) that use technologies like Ethernet and Wi-Fi are incredibly useful for letting devices talk with each other. Yet a core problem here is knowing which devices …read more

Microsoft’s Topological Quantum Computing Claims Once Again In Question

A central problem with the arguably overhyped field of quantum computing remains the difficulty in objectively ascertaining performance and new developments, as much here relies on indirect measurements. Such is …read more

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He Comes To Bury Segmented Memory, Not To Praise It

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By Al Williams | July 6, 2026

[BillPg] has been designing a fantasy 1980s-era home computer. As part of the exercise, he’s reevaluating all the assumptions that have grown organically over time in the small computer landscape. …read more
Extract Fumes In Midcentury Style With Nixie Tubes And Military Surplus

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By Tyler August | July 5, 2026

Nobody wants to breathe solder fumes; that’s a given. For most of us, an industrial-looking fan-and-filter made in China and picked up cheap feels like more than enough to keep …read more
The Coolest Hat At The Hacker Camp

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By Jenny List | July 5, 2026

People in hotter parts of the world may permit themselves a grin at this, but Europeans have recently been suffering under an unseasonal June heatwave. Most of us have been …read more
Hackaday Links: July 5, 2026

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By Tom Nardi | July 5, 2026

Happy belated July 4th to all the readers from the United States — hopefully you aren’t reading this from a hospital bed after losing a hand or burning off your …read more
Seeing Bacteria, Nanoprisms, And More With An Atomic Force Microscope

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By Aaron Beckendorf | July 5, 2026

Unlike almost every other kind of microscope, atomic-force microscopes (AFMs) don’t use any kind of optical beam to image their subjects. Instead, they physically detect the subject’s surface with a …read more
Demonstrating LFP Battery Safety In Case Of BMS Failure

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By Maya Posch | July 5, 2026

Generally, LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries are quite safe and stable, but it’s still possible for something to go wrong, even something catastrophic, like the battery management system (BMS) developing a direct …read more
2026 Frikkin Lasers Challenge: A 3D-Printed Raman Spectrometer

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By Aaron Beckendorf | July 5, 2026

When light reflects off a surface, not all of it reflects off at the same wavelength; some photons impart a portion of their energy to raising the vibrational energy of …read more

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