Shoot Instax Film In A Polaroid Camera With The Aid Of Tape <img width="800" height="450" src=" alt=""/>Polaroid cameras have been very popular for a very long time and are especially hot gifts this year. Fresh film is easy to find but relatively expensive. In contrast, Fuji’s

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Shoot Instax Film In A Polaroid Camera With The Aid Of Tape

Polaroid cameras have been very popular for a very long time and are especially hot gifts this year. Fresh film is easy to find but relatively expe...

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Shoot Instax Film In A Polaroid Camera With The Aid Of Tape

Polaroid cameras have been very popular for a very long time and are especially hot gifts this year. Fresh film is easy to find but relatively expe...

A Heavily Modified Rivian Attempts the Cannonball Run <img width="800" height="450" src=" alt=""/>There are few things more American than driving a car really fast in a straight line. Occasionally, the cars will make a few left turns, but otherwise, this is the https://hackaday.com/2025/12/21/a-heavily-modified-rivian-attempts-the-cannonball-run/ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/21/a-heavily-modified-rivian-attempts-the-cannonball-run/

A Tiny Reflecting Telescope For Portable Astronomy <img width="800" height="450" src=" alt=""/>For most of us who are not astronomers, the image that comes to mind when describing a reflecting telescope is of a huge instrument in its own domed-roof building on

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A Tiny Reflecting Telescope For Portable Astronomy

For most of us who are not astronomers, the image that comes to mind when describing a reflecting telescope is of a huge instrument in its own dome...

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A Tiny Reflecting Telescope For Portable Astronomy

For most of us who are not astronomers, the image that comes to mind when describing a reflecting telescope is of a huge instrument in its own dome...

Building a Multi-Channel Pipette for Parallel Experimentation <img width="800" height="450" src=" alt="A device within a vertical rectangular frame is shown, with a control box on the front and an LCD display. Within the frame, a grid of syringes is seen held upright beneath two parallel plates."/>One major reason for the high cost of developing new drugs and other chemicals is the sheer number of experiments involved; designing a single new drug can require synthesizing and

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Building A Multi-Channel Pipette For Parallel Experimentation

One major reason for the high cost of developing new drugs and other chemicals is the sheer number of experiments involved; designing a single new ...

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Building A Multi-Channel Pipette For Parallel Experimentation

One major reason for the high cost of developing new drugs and other chemicals is the sheer number of experiments involved; designing a single new ...

Hardware Store Marauder’s Map is Clarkian Magic <img width="800" height="450" src=" alt="The map in action, along with a sample of the video feeds."/>The “Marauder’s Map” is a magical artifact from the Harry Potter franchise. That sort of magic isn’t real, but as Arthur C. Clarke famously pointed out, it doesn’t need to

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Hardware Store Marauder&#8217;s Map Is Clarkian Magic

The &#8220;Marauder&#8217;s Map&#8221; is a magical artifact from the Harry Potter franchise. That sort of magic isn&#8217;t real, but as Arthur C....

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Hardware Store Marauder&#8217;s Map Is Clarkian Magic

The &#8220;Marauder&#8217;s Map&#8221; is a magical artifact from the Harry Potter franchise. That sort of magic isn&#8217;t real, but as Arthur C....

The ‘Hidden’ Microphone inside the Sipeed NanoKVM <img width="800" height="450" src=" alt=""/>Recently, [Jeff Geerling] dropped into the bad press feeding frenzy around Sipeed’s NanoKVM, most notably because of a ‘hidden’ microphone that should have no business on a remote KVM solution.

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The &#8216;Hidden&#8217; Microphone Inside The Sipeed NanoKVM

Recently, [Jeff Geerling] dropped into the bad press feeding frenzy around Sipeed&#8217;s NanoKVM, most notably because of a &#8216;hidden&#8217; m...

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The &#8216;Hidden&#8217; Microphone Inside The Sipeed NanoKVM

Recently, [Jeff Geerling] dropped into the bad press feeding frenzy around Sipeed&#8217;s NanoKVM, most notably because of a &#8216;hidden&#8217; m...

Two-Wheeled Arduino Robot Project for Beginners <img width="800" height="450" src=" alt="2WD robot"/>Here’s a fun build from [RootSaid] that is suitable for people just getting started with microcontrollers and robotics — an Arduino-controlled two-wheeled robot. The video assumes you already have one

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Two-Wheeled Arduino Robot Project For Beginners

Here&#8217;s a fun build from [RootSaid] that is suitable for people just getting started with microcontrollers and robotics &#8212; an Arduino-con...

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Two-Wheeled Arduino Robot Project For Beginners

Here&#8217;s a fun build from [RootSaid] that is suitable for people just getting started with microcontrollers and robotics &#8212; an Arduino-con...

Retrocomputing: Simulacrum or the Real Deal? <img width="800" height="484" src=" alt=""/>The holidays are rapidly approaching, and you probably already have a topic or two to argue with your family about. But what about with your hacker friends? We came upon

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Retrocomputing: Simulacrum Or The Real Deal?

The holidays are rapidly approaching, and you probably already have a topic or two to argue with your family about. But what about with your hacker...

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Retrocomputing: Simulacrum Or The Real Deal?

The holidays are rapidly approaching, and you probably already have a topic or two to argue with your family about. But what about with your hacker...

Testing 8 Solder Flux Pastes After Flux Killed a GeForce2 GTS <img width="800" height="442" src=" alt=""/>Flux is one of those things that you cannot really use too much of during soldering, as it is essential for cleaning the surface and keeping oxygen out, but as

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Testing 8 Solder Flux Pastes After Flux Killed A GeForce2 GTS

Flux is one of those things that you cannot really use too much of during soldering, as it is essential for cleaning the surface and keeping oxygen...

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Testing 8 Solder Flux Pastes After Flux Killed A GeForce2 GTS

Flux is one of those things that you cannot really use too much of during soldering, as it is essential for cleaning the surface and keeping oxygen...

Linux On A Floppy: Still (Just About) Possible <img width="800" height="450" src=" alt=""/>Back in the early days of Linux, there were multiple floppy disk distributions. They made handy rescue or tinkering environments, and they packed in a surprising amount of useful stuff. https://hackaday.com/2025/12/20/linux-on-a-floppy-still-just-about-possible/ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/20/linux-on-a-floppy-still-just-about-possible/

Reverse-Engineering the Intel 8087 Stack Circuitry <img width="800" height="336" src=" alt=""/>Although something that’s taken for granted these days, the ability to perform floating-point operations in hardware was, for the longest time, something reserved for people with big wallets. This began

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Reverse-Engineering The Intel 8087 Stack Circuitry

Although something that&#8217;s taken for granted these days, the ability to perform floating-point operations in hardware was, for the longest tim...

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Reverse-Engineering The Intel 8087 Stack Circuitry

Although something that&#8217;s taken for granted these days, the ability to perform floating-point operations in hardware was, for the longest tim...

Improving the Cloud Chamber <img width="800" height="450" src=" alt=""/>Want to visualize radioactive particles? You don’t need a boatload of lab equipment. Just a cloud chamber. And [Curious Scientist] is showing off an improved miniature cloud chamber that is easy

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Improving The Cloud Chamber

Want to visualize radioactive particles? You don&#8217;t need a boatload of lab equipment. Just a cloud chamber. And [Curious Scientist] is showing...

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Improving The Cloud Chamber

Want to visualize radioactive particles? You don&#8217;t need a boatload of lab equipment. Just a cloud chamber. And [Curious Scientist] is showing...

915 MHz Forecast: Rolling Your Own Offline Weather Station <img width="800" height="450" src=" alt="off grid weather station"/>There are a lot of options for local weather stations; most of them, however, are sensors tied to a base station, often requiring an internet connection to access all features.

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915 MHz Forecast: Rolling Your Own Offline Weather Station

There are a lot of options for local weather stations; most of them, however, are sensors tied to a base station, often requiring an internet conne...

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915 MHz Forecast: Rolling Your Own Offline Weather Station

There are a lot of options for local weather stations; most of them, however, are sensors tied to a base station, often requiring an internet conne...

Cheap 3D Printer Becomes CNC Wood Engraver <img width="800" height="450" src=" alt=""/>3D printers are built for additive manufacturing. However, at heart, they are really just simple CNC motion platforms, and can be readily repurposed to other tasks. As [Arseniy] demonstrates, it’s

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Cheap 3D Printer Becomes CNC Wood Engraver

3D printers are built for additive manufacturing. However, at heart, they are really just simple CNC motion platforms, and can be readily repurpose...

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Cheap 3D Printer Becomes CNC Wood Engraver

3D printers are built for additive manufacturing. However, at heart, they are really just simple CNC motion platforms, and can be readily repurpose...

Decapsulating a PIC12F683 to Examine Its CMOS Implementation <img width="800" height="450" src=" alt="Using GIMP for visual analysis"/>In a recent video, [Andrew Zonenberg] takes us through the process of decapsulating a PIC12F683 to take a peak at its CMOS implementation. This is a multipart series with five

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Decapsulating A PIC12F683 To Examine Its CMOS Implementation

In a recent video, [Andrew Zonenberg] takes us through the process of decapsulating a PIC12F683 to take a peek at its CMOS implementation. This is ...

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Decapsulating A PIC12F683 To Examine Its CMOS Implementation

In a recent video, [Andrew Zonenberg] takes us through the process of decapsulating a PIC12F683 to take a peek at its CMOS implementation. This is ...

Hackaday Podcast Episode 350: Damnation for Spreadsheets, Praise for Haiku, and Admiration for the Hacks In Between <img width="800" height="484" src=" alt=""/>This week’s Hackaday Podcast sees Elliot Williams joined by Jenny List for an all-European take on the week, and have we got some hacks for you! In the news this https://hackaday.com/2025/12/19/hackaday-podcast-episode-350-damnation-for-spreadsheets-praise-for-haiku-and-admiration-for-the-hacks-in-between/ https://hackaday.com/2025/12/19/hackaday-podcast-episode-350-damnation-for-spreadsheets-praise-for-haiku-and-admiration-for-the-hacks-in-between/

Attach a Full Size Lens to a Tiny Camera <img width="800" height="450" src=" alt=""/>The Kodak Charmera is a tiny keychain camera produced by licencing out the name of the famous film manufacturer, and it’s the current must-have cool trinket among photo nerds. Inside

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Attach A Full Size Lens To A Tiny Camera

The Kodak Charmera is a tiny keychain camera produced by licencing out the name of the famous film manufacturer, and it&#8217;s the current must-ha...

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Attach A Full Size Lens To A Tiny Camera

The Kodak Charmera is a tiny keychain camera produced by licencing out the name of the famous film manufacturer, and it&#8217;s the current must-ha...

This Week in Security: PostHog, Project Zero Refresh, and Thanks For All the Fish <img width="800" height="484" src=" alt=""/>There’s something immensely satisfying about taking a series of low impact CVEs, and stringing them together into a full exploit. That’s the story we have from [Mehmet Ince] of Prodraft,

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This Week In Security: PostHog, Project Zero Refresh, And Thanks For All The Fish

There&#8217;s something immensely satisfying about taking a series of low impact CVEs, and stringing them together into a full exploit. That&#8217;...

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This Week In Security: PostHog, Project Zero Refresh, And Thanks For All The Fish

There&#8217;s something immensely satisfying about taking a series of low impact CVEs, and stringing them together into a full exploit. That&#8217;...

Surplus Industrial Robot Becomes two-ton 3D Printer <img width="800" height="450" src=" alt="ABB arm printing a vase"/>As the saying goes — when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. When life gives you a two-ton surplus industrial robot arm, if you’re [Brian Brocken], you apparently make

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Surplus Industrial Robot Becomes Two-ton 3D Printer

As the saying goes &#8212; when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. When life gives you a two-ton surplus industrial robot arm, if you&#8217;...

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Surplus Industrial Robot Becomes Two-ton 3D Printer

As the saying goes &#8212; when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. When life gives you a two-ton surplus industrial robot arm, if you&#8217;...

Windmill Desk Lamp Is Beautifully Soothing <img width="800" height="450" src=" alt=""/>Typically, lamps provide a stationary source of light to illuminate a given area and help us see what we’re doing. However, they can also be a little more artistic and

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Windmill Desk Lamp Is Beautifully Soothing

Typically, lamps provide a stationary source of light to illuminate a given area and help us see what we&#8217;re doing. However, they can also be ...

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Windmill Desk Lamp Is Beautifully Soothing

Typically, lamps provide a stationary source of light to illuminate a given area and help us see what we&#8217;re doing. However, they can also be ...