It’s a well-known conundrum that while most computers these days are digital in nature, almost nothing in nature is. Most ...

The MOS Technologies 6581, or SID, is perhaps the integrated circuit whose sound is most sought-after in the chiptune world.

We have seen many scam USB chargers appear over the years, with a number of them being enthusiastically ripped apart and ...

It was one of those weeks last week at Hackaday’s home office. My mother-in-law handed me her favorite power bank and said “it’s not charging”. She had every expectation that I’ll open it up, ...

Elliot Williams and Al Williams got together to share their favorite hacks of the week with you. If you listen in, you’ll ...

While not everyone agrees on the installation of wind turbines in their proverbial back yards, one thing not up for debate is ...

Once upon a time, ham radio was all about CW and voice transmissions and little else. These days, the hobby is altogether richer, with a wide range of fancy digital data modes to play with.

The tides! Such a unique thing, because on Earth, we don’t just have oceans full of liquid water—we also have a big ol’ moon called Moon to pull them around. You might like to keep ...

When taking pictures of the night sky, any noise picked up by the sensor can obscure the desired result. One major cause of noise in CMOS sensors is heat—even small amounts can degrade the final ...

If you need to create a high vacuum, there are basically two options: turbomolecular pumps and diffusion pumps. Turbomolecular pumps require rotors spinning at many thousands of rotations per ...

Unitree have a number of robotic offerings, and are one of the first manufacturers offering humanoid robotic platforms. It ...

In Europe, where this is being written, and possibly further afield, news reports are again full of drone sightings closing ...