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The Year of the Linux Desktop hasn’t been on its way for quite as long as nuclear fusion plants, but somehow it seems to recede into the horizon at just &…

The Clavichord needs no introduction to fans of Early Music, and a lengthy one to literally everyone else. Even classical music buffs who have heard of BachR…

Resin 3D printing has opened up a whole new scale of resolution for hackers, but the technology can go still finer; commercial micro-SLA and two-photon polymeri…

September is always a busy month for Maker Faire and this year five first time events, scattered around the world, are joining the scene. Its always exciting to…

Word processors and editors are a funny thing. It doesn’t really matter what’s “best,” whatever that means. If you have finger memory bu…

[Gadget Industry] bills it as “a PC inside a Mouse“, but that depends on your definition of a “PC”. This is a Personal Computer inside a…

With the recent release of its GPT-6 Astra model, OpenAI explicitly pushed the claim that it is capable of designing complete circuit boards in KiCad, starting …

The computer business in 1984 was a bizarre mix of hobby-level companies, a few small companies that had made it big, and a lot of big companies starting to tak…

Although we often find ourselves drowning in a seemingly unending sea of portable devices that are effectively e-waste once an internal component gives out, it&…

[Adafruit]’s Voicebox FX gadget is a fun, well-documented project that serves another useful purpose: being a fantastic reference design for audio on Circ…

… at least document what failed and give the failure analysis a good effort. And then later on, you can “try, try again” or let someone else carry on with ̷…

It’s said that a teenager given a rotary telephone in 2026 would be mystified by its operation, yet there are enough surviving instruments for them to be …

If you were interested in computers in the early 1970s, you struggled to get time on real computers since owning your own was all but impossible. In the middle …

This custom enclosure for a 64×64 RGB LED matrix by [Davisan1001] not only provides a mount point for a Raspberry Pi, but presents a clean and smooth face …

After the [Slow Mo Guys] acquired a 168 TB Seagate LaCie Thunderbolt 3-based RAID storage system back in 2019 to store their video footage, they were obviously …

Cathy Vatterott, author of “The Teens Are Not Alright,” believes schools are treating the symptoms of student stress instead of looking at the real problem.

As the Burning Man Project noted earlier this year, “Burning Man and the global maker movement are inextricably intertwined. Both welcome beginners and ex…

A fun trick with a pole is to try to balance it so that it can stand on one end. This can be done in a few ways, such as …read more

Delidding a CPU involves removing the integrated heat spreader (IHS) that’s put over the bare die and the substrate that it is mounted on. The reason for …

As the calendar turns a leaf into September, Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List for our weekly look at all things Hackaday. In the news, our retrocomputing…

Passive evaporative cooling has been used for centuries to reduce temperatures. Heat is drawn off as water evaporates, which in turn reduces temperature. The mo…

The AI platform ServiceNow which offers both hosted and on-premises versions just patched a trifecta of CVSS-10 vulnerabilities. CVSS rankings are determined by…

What if the organization and storage benefits of tool shadowing could be had and improved with a modular, semi-automated process? Tracefinity attempts that by g…

With artificial intelligence being the bête noir of the moment, there are some projects using it which maybe don’t bring much to the table. So it’s …

INSTAGRAM I WEBSITE I FACEBOOK No Push, No Life “If there’s a button, you want to push it.” This is the premise of the OSEBA exhibit at the 20…

A surprising number of things we use in everyday life retain most of their design cues from their 19th century ancestors. The bicycle retains the same basic des…

The idea of painting a roof or wall white in order to reflect sunshine and keep the building’s insides cool is hardly a new one, and even in the loosest &…

Oftentimes, when we’re using a microcontroller, we’re whipping up some very specific code focused on executing a particular task. The device is set …

Making a radio is so often a case of taking tried and tested designs and working with them to create something new. It’s a safe way to make something that…

I’m an experienced programmer, and I’ve worked in many different languages. Sometimes being a programmer is a two-edged sword. You want to accomplish something,…

If you find yourself lost in the woods or adrift in the ocean, a GPS-enabled Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) is certainly a handy thing to have as it will pinpoin…

A nationwide investigation reveals massive waitlists for government-funded childcare assistance, leaving low-income families stranded without essential ...

A look at what happens when rules written far from a classroom land on a teacher’s desk.

True innovation isn’t found in mastering every platform, but in being willing to ask deeper questions and take risks.

The new offering is promising, but there are some real-world reservations.

Artificial intelligence can bridge the middle grades literacy gap by providing individualized student reading instruction at scale.

Four student artists map out what artificial intelligence means for their communities today — and 50 years from now.

Educators must shift their focus from preventing cognitive offloading to preserving the critical thinking skills AI threatens to replace.

On this episode of This Week with EdSurge, unpacking new federal edtech guidance for schools.

A new survey of 145 men in the profession points to mentorship, pay and a sense of belonging as the biggest levers for recruitment and retention.

Bringing together award-winning reporters and leading educators, the board will provide strategic guidance on newsroom priorities and emerging issues ...

The letter emphasizes outcomes and evidence but stops short of issuing federal regulations.

Instead of banning the technology, schools have an opportunity to promote digital citizenship and student engagement.

On This Week with EdSurge, searching to see where artificial intelligence quietly adds up.

Research reveals little to no penalty from employers for teachers who earn four-year degrees at community colleges instead of universities.

Supporters argue that reinstating SAT and ACT test requirements better vet student readiness.

At a gathering in Boston, ‘student senators’ proposed a first-of-its-kind national AI policy for K-12 classrooms.

I left my school to ask tech executives how to prepare students for the future.

The guests on this episode of This Week with EdSurge say good tools fail without good follow-through.

Educators say middle schools need the same coherent literacy systems that transformed K-3.

To truly close the digital equity gap, educators must become architects of student possibility.

One national study, one local leader, and a reality check on how schools are really regulating AI.

A new report highlights a growing push for tools tailored specifically to the classroom.

A novice educator turns her "weakness" into a teaching strength.

Career-connected learning, not just college readiness, will prepare students for jobs that keep shifting.

A teacher created an app to fight cheating — and discovered a bigger takeaway.

As a researcher, I knew the evidence. As a father, I learned that when making decisions for your child, emotions matter as well.

A new national survey finds a widening gap between classroom preparation and postgraduation life.

Automated platforms can translate messages in seconds, but as a school principal, I've learned that true belonging requires a human connection ...

Two educators grapple with the same question from opposite perspectives.

A high school student creates an online class for middle schoolers — and gains perspective on teaching.

The AAP’s new guidance helps, but putting it into practice in classrooms remains challenging.

How AI deprived my students of the reading struggle they needed to succeed — and five better ways to use it.

This Week with EdSurge podcast examines what holds up when artificial intelligence moves fast.

The English-first bias in technology must be addressed.

A new degree program credentials hip-hop artists to bring communal, real-world learning to the classroom.

Can AI chatbots support K-12 emergent bilingual learners without widening gaps?

Traditional strategic plans often fail in times of rapid change. Here is how a “futures thinking” mindset helps schools stay nimble and adapt to what’s ...

A conversation with Pat Yongpradit, general manager of global education and workforce policy at Microsoft.

What I learned navigating a policy vacuum as a tech coordinator and the collaborative process to build an AI-ready culture.

We treat early childhood teachers like babysitters instead of the engineers they are. If we want them to stay, we have to invest in the systems that ...

The AI rollout is the latest effort by a tech giant to win over educators and districts.

A snapshot of where districts stand on AI and what it reveals.

Despite challenges, teachers believe AI can broaden students’ horizons.

What would chemistry look like if students could do more than read about it?

Taking stock of the buzziest ideas to come out of ISTELive 26

Streaming solved the problem of access. Now, we must solve the problem of engagement.

Will rising healthcare costs affect teacher hiring?

Two teachers learn what happens when they trust a tool to solve a problem.

The updated framework, designed with support from the nonprofit Britebound, goes beyond basic literacy to higher-order skills.

The education nonprofit drops its combined acronym for a unified brand.

Few pieces of vintage audio gear from the turn of the century (the previous one) inspire the kind of devotion that a Leslie speaker does. Sure, there are plenty…

While the Citroën logo they project onto the pavement looks great, [OrangeTungsten] wasn’t thrilled with how their door-mounted projectors actually functi…

Over the time Hackaday has been in existence, the art of 3D printing has evolved from a relatively crude hit-and-miss affair to something approaching what we al…

Thermal printers are still extremely common today, using small heating elements in combination with temperature-sensitive paper to create a dot matrix-like effe…

As fun as mucking about with simulated environments in a laboratory is, at some point you have to do those field tests to demonstrate that your prototype actual…

This week Jonathan chats with Benjamin Samuels of Trail of Bits! The conversation focuses on Patch the Planet, a new initiative to help Open Source projects dea…

Sir Clive Sinclair and his company were notorious for pushing the limits of electronic parts in search of a low price, and his ZX series 8-bit computers were fi…

If you used a scientific calculator in the 1970s or 1980s, there was a fair chance that it worked differently from almost every calculator you see today. Instea…

[Scott Baker] bought a TRS-80 Color Computer off eBay some five years ago. He’d always intended to add a CoCoVGA or CoCoDV upgrade to hook it up to a moni…

Despite the wide variety of fabrics used for our clothing, they all share the property of not being living tissues. This could be due to them never having been …

Disk Defragmenter was a wonderful utility that Microsoft included with Windows back in the day. Back then, you’d use it to theoretically speed up disk acc…

In a recent video [Sqwerks] does a deep-dive into the problem of disintegrating plastic enclosures of Nintendo DS consoles. These original NDS handheld consoles…

Want to feel the heat of nearby fire, explosions, or radiation? Or even just the gentle warmth and breeze of a sunny day in the wasteland? If you said yes, R…

There are many ways to detect stress in an individual. You can use self-reporting checklists, you could try and measure various vital signs like respiratory rat…

Old-school teletext with its pixelated text and block graphics may now be largely a thing of the past, but that doesn’t mean it’s without enthusiast…

A typical response to the previous article on why PLA filament is so darn brittle. This has led some people to not use PLA filament at all, while others promote…

In a niche corner of the internet where creators still surprise audiences with real animatronics rather than CGI, Jesse Velez reveals the process behind the mos…

If you’ve heard the high-pitched whine or buzz from an electronic device when a current-carrying inductor is vibrating, you’ll know how unpleasant i…

A few years ago Dyson released a desk lamp that could slide up and down, in and out, balancing itself at every position. [Steven Bennett] saw that lamp and want…