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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The 80s Called: They Say This DIY Phone Is, Like, Totally Rad

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By Tyler August | October 8, 2026

Like more than a few of us , [Kevin Noki] is sick of being pulled out of flow state by that annoyingly addictive black rectangle we all carry around. His …read more
Digital Signage In The Browser With Just A Click

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By Tom Nardi | October 8, 2026

There are many ways to display text on a computer screen, but most require at least some manual effort from the user. It’s annoying enough even if you’re dealing with …read more
With Latest Update, Alexa Refuses To Pass The Aux

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By Tom Nardi | October 8, 2026

Although the feature has been deleted from newer models, there was a time when Amazon’s Echo devices included a 3.5 mm “aux” input jack that let you connect other audio …read more
Lead A Discord Exodus With A Matrix Server

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By Bryan Cockfield | October 8, 2026

The Internet, and large groups of people in general, tend to have a remarkably short collective memory. Whether it’s the nature of algorithms or the people themselves to always be …read more
The World’s Smallest TV Console Plays DOOM

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By Jenny List | October 8, 2026

We’ve seen plenty of game console projects here, many of them that seek to produce a miniature game console. But this one from [RayTriangle] may break a new barrier entirely …read more
2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: Retro Terminal Bartop Arcade Topper

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By Donald Papp | October 8, 2026

Retrocomputing is more than just hardware. It’s also a feel, a vibe, and [valkyrie0528]’s Retro Terminal Bartop Arcade Topper has it in spades. Here’s how it happened. The gorgeous device …read more
Solve Your TTL Video Woes With An RP2350

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By Jenny List | October 7, 2026

Before HDMI and DVI there was VGA, and before that? TTL RGB, in which instead of analogue voltages, the connector carried TTL logic voltages. TTL monitors used to be ten …read more

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