Very Important Partners Behind Maker Faire Bay Area
Fun sponsor activities to check out at Maker Faire Bay Area. The post Very Important Partners Behind Maker Faire Bay Area appeared first on Make: DIY Projects a…
Synthetic Aperture Radar Drone Gets Interferometric Imaging
It’s been more than a year since [Henrik Forstén] built the first iteration of his synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) imaging drone, and he’s certainly been product…
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 &…
Jet Megatextures Demo for ESP32-S3
Mipmapping is a good way to add a lot more detail to a 3D scene without overburdening the rendering hardware with detail that won’t be seen by the user. T…
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 Boot…
Using the SNES Super FX Chip to Run Super Mario 64
Although the Nintendo 64 was the first to bring real 3D graphics to the table in 1996, the Super Nintendo had an ace up its sleeve in the form of …read mo…
An IR Blaster Project, in a Nutshell
The speed that computers have gotten smaller is a bit mind-bending. Most of us now walk around with computers in our pockets that would have rivaled the superco…
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. Befor…
Self-Repairing Conductive Material from Liquid Metal
PCB circuits are cool, but you know what is cooler? Terminator circuits that’s what! And what if the same material that makes Terminator circuits could also be …
A Pocket-Sized Digital Fish Tank
The problem with trying to make a fish tank fit in your pocket is that you’ll either end up with water everywhere or a bunch of dead fish. Perhaps that…
The Least Annoying of All Evils
If you missed the hubbub this week, it was discovered that the Raspberry Pi Foundation added code in the firmware that locks the boot process up if non-original…
You Can Make a Microprocessor That’s All Your Own
For a while now we’ve followed the slow progression of affordable integrated circuit fabrication, and through the likes of Tiny Tapeout we’ve seen i…
Joy And Mayhem at Maker Faire Bay Area
Friday at Maker Faire Bay Area was full of joy, mayhem, and delightful inventions that entertained visitors. The post Joy And Mayhem at Maker Faire Bay Area app…
Easy Ways Sink a Hardware Startup
[Ryan Walker] may have written up his observations a few years ago, but the lessons are just as relevant today as they were back then. He shares five easy ways …
Abusing SQL to Play DOOM
Most laypeople who encounter SQL think of it purely as a tool for managing large datasets. While that is certainly what it was designed for, SQL is still a prog…
The Low-Level Waste Dumps in The Atlantic Have Become Ecosystems
Recently French and international researchers took a look at the state of the thousands of barrels of radioactive waste that were dumped into the Atlantic Ocean…
Reviving the PoE++ Feature on a Ubiquiti Switch
Recently [The Parallel Port] was asked to take a look at repairing the PoE++ feature on a Ubiquiti switch that otherwise worked fine. This is a pretty nice 24-p…
Pi Pico Recreates The Heathkit Pocket Packet
Packet radio is a particularly fun part of the ham radio hobby. Once upon a time, you might have squirted data about the airwaves using something like the Heath…
Investigating a Rare Burnout 3 Beta Disc
These days, it’s pretty easy to buy old retail console games just by hunting online auction sites. It’s much rarer to come across a disc holding a b…
Hackaday Podcast Episode 388: RAM-Swapping on Raspberry Pi, Raindrops on Radar, and a Fine Mesh
This week, Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams had a lot to talk about. From advice for a young hacker to using a laser to break into a microcontro…
Did The BBC and Sir Clive Get it Right Twenty Years Ago?
Predictions of the future are often laughable when reviewed in the years for which they are made. For example, here in 2026 we neither live on the Moon, nor hav…
This Week in Security: FBI Gets Hacked, Muse Vulnerable to ClickFix, Popular Rust Developers at Risk, and New Attacks Against RSA
The prolific ShinyHunters group has announced it used a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft to exploit the FBI jobs website and gain access to the AWS G…
What Should Pine64 Build With Microcontrollers?
Pine64 is an open-source-community-centered project of mostly-open hardware, known for such hits as the PinePhone, the Pinecil soldering iron, and the PineTime.…
Commodore 128 Becomes Marine Vessel Tracker
The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a maritime radio communications tool used to allow different vessels to identify each other and communicate their m…
GM’s Experimental EV from 1969
Electricity is the once and future drivetrain for automobiles, but until the advent of lithium batteries their capabilities were somewhat modest. One EV blip on…
FPGA for All — CERN Releases “colibri” VHDL Library
Since you’re reading Hackaday, we’re pretty sure CERN needs no introduction, so we’ll get right to it– they’re giving back again, …
Robot Makes Literal Daisy Chains
[Jude Robinson]’s robot Daisy has an unusual function: making a literal chain of daisies. The device is his student final project and demonstrates how a s…
Are Schools Inadvertently Making Students More Stressed?
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.
Hundreds of Thousands of Eligible Kids Are Waiting for Childcare Assistance
A nationwide investigation reveals massive waitlists for government-funded childcare assistance, leaving low-income families stranded without essential ...
Putting Edtech Guidance to Work in the Classroom
A look at what happens when rules written far from a classroom land on a teacher’s desk.
How AI Taught Me to Embrace Vulnerability in the Classroom
True innovation isn’t found in mastering every platform, but in being willing to ask deeper questions and take risks.
A 7-Segment Clock Built With No Digital Electronics
If you wanted to build a clock with a 7-segment display, there are a wide variety of ways you might go about it. You could grab some 74-series logic chips ̷…
Handheld Scanner is a Radio Multi-tool
These days, it’s possible to cram a whole lot of radio functionality into a very compact device. A great example of that is the LakeShark scanner from [SA…
UDP Broadcasting and the Brave New World of IPv6
After recently working our way through UDP broadcasting and network subnetting all in the comfort zone of IPv4, it’s time to address the elephant in the r…
Standalone DJ System Runs On ESP32
There are plenty of ways to DJ with a laptop and various controller setups. However, if you find hauling around an entire computer can be a bit much, you might …
After Decades, NASA May Finally Replace Mars Relays
We’ve yet to find any definitive evidence that there’s biological life on present-day Mars, but to say it’s a dead planet isn’t exactly …
A Principal and a Student Reviewed the New ChatGPT for Teens. They Had Plenty to Say
The new offering is promising, but there are some real-world reservations.
AI Can Help One of K-12’s Biggest Challenges: Middle School Reading
Artificial intelligence can bridge the middle grades literacy gap by providing individualized student reading instruction at scale.
Student Artists Wrestle with AI’s Promise and Peril
Four student artists map out what artificial intelligence means for their communities today — and 50 years from now.
Can a Letter From Washington Actually Change How Schools Buy Technology?
On this episode of This Week with EdSurge, unpacking new federal edtech guidance for schools.
Protecting Student Cognition in the Age of AI
Educators must shift their focus from preventing cognitive offloading to preserving the critical thinking skills AI threatens to replace.
As Male Teachers Vanish From the Classroom, Schools Look for Ways to Bring Them Back
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.
EdSurge Welcomes Top Journalists and Educators to Advisory Board
Bringing together award-winning reporters and leading educators, the board will provide strategic guidance on newsroom priorities and emerging issues ...
Department of Education Issues Long-Awaited Edtech Guidance for States and Districts
The letter emphasizes outcomes and evidence but stops short of issuing federal regulations.
Assignments, Invoices, and the AI Fix
On This Week with EdSurge, searching to see where artificial intelligence quietly adds up.
The Case Against the Classroom Cellphone Crackdown
Instead of banning the technology, schools have an opportunity to promote digital citizenship and student engagement.
Early Childhood Educators Are Leveling Up at Community Colleges
Research reveals little to no penalty from employers for teachers who earn four-year degrees at community colleges instead of universities.
College Admissions Testing is Returning to Mixed Reactions
Supporters argue that reinstating SAT and ACT test requirements better vet student readiness.
On AI Policy, Students Have Plenty to Say
At a gathering in Boston, ‘student senators’ proposed a first-of-its-kind national AI policy for K-12 classrooms.
The K-12 Silo Won’t Survive AI — But Our Relationships Might
I left my school to ask tech executives how to prepare students for the future.
Supporting Early Childhood Educators
The guests on this episode of This Week with EdSurge say good tools fail without good follow-through.
Reading Scores Continue to Drop for Many Middle Schoolers
Educators say middle schools need the same coherent literacy systems that transformed K-3.
What Happens When AI Policy Meets a Real Classroom?
One national study, one local leader, and a reality check on how schools are really regulating AI.
The Library That Sparked a STEM Revolution for Our Students
To truly close the digital equity gap, educators must become architects of student possibility.
Teachers Forge Ahead on Integrating AI
A new report highlights a growing push for tools tailored specifically to the classroom.
Math Terrified Me When I Was a Student. That Made Me a Better Teacher.
A novice educator turns her "weakness" into a teaching strength.
Star Wars Mouse Droid is a Rebel Rave Machine
When does a droid need a party button? When it's an Imperial Mouse Droid that got a makeover from Sabine Wren. The post Star Wars Mouse Droid is a Rebel Rave Ma…
Get Hands On: Maker Faire Bay Area Is For Making
Maker Faire is at its best when you’re not just looking—you’re making. This weekend on Mare Island, you can solder a wearable EMF explorer, turn an old T-s…
Solar Powered Traffic Monitoring
[Marios Christoforou] recently undertook a Computer Engineering degree at the University of Cypress. His final year project involved implementing a solar-powere…
Reconstructing Device Firmware from SPI Reads
If you wanted to extract the firmware from a mystery device, you might pull the flash chip out of it and toss it into a reader. But if you only …read more
Audio Spectrum Analyzer on an ESP32 Display Board
A slick spectrum analyzer used to be the kind of thing that would have been tricky to include in a DIY project, but as [Mirko “mircemk” Pavleski] de…
A Tiny Toy Synth For Smaller Computers
Even for the non-musical among us there is a lot of fun to be had with a simple synthesiser and sequencer, as the different controls can be manipulated to show …
Modern USB Controllers On Win98 (and up)
[Yeo Kheng Meng] has a problem: he likes Windows 98, but he also likes his 2020 ThinkPad, which only has an xHCI USB controller– you know, the kind needed…
Smelting Bog Ore As It Should Be Done
Sometimes along comes a hack with a personal angle, and in a video showing Irish bog ore smelting, we find an appropriate follow up to a Hackaday expedition bac…
A Mini’s Infotainment System and the Joys of Aftermarket Car Parts
Although [Arkandas] disclaims any interest in being a ‘car guy’, this is somewhat ironic in light of the sheer amount of modding he has performed on…
Why AI Made Me a Better Principal
The true metric of AI in school leadership is not time saved, but the presence and clarity restored to daily decision-making.
The Cost of Unchecked Assumptions: Fewer Male Teachers, More Baby Slop
In this episode of This Week with EdSurge, two reporters explain why it is so important to trust but verify teacher motivations and educational videos.
I Used AI to Build AI-Resistant Assignments
A teacher created an app to fight cheating — and discovered a bigger takeaway.
High Schools Need a New Model for a New Economy
Career-connected learning, not just college readiness, will prepare students for jobs that keep shifting.
Why Would Anyone Opt for Virtual Kindergarten?
As a researcher, I knew the evidence. As a father, I learned that when making decisions for your child, emotions matter as well.
Reality Bites: Students Say They Face Stark Challenges After High School
A new national survey finds a widening gap between classroom preparation and postgraduation life.
What Should Students Still Have to Do for Themselves?
Two educators grapple with the same question from opposite perspectives.
Translating Dignity, Not Just Language
Automated platforms can translate messages in seconds, but as a school principal, I've learned that true belonging requires a human connection ...
I Went from Rising Senior to Teacher. Here’s What I Learned
A high school student creates an online class for middle schoolers — and gains perspective on teaching.
Early Childhood Education Teachers Grapple with Screen Time
The AAP’s new guidance helps, but putting it into practice in classrooms remains challenging.
We Must Stop Using AI to ‘Level-Down’ Our Students
How AI deprived my students of the reading struggle they needed to succeed — and five better ways to use it.
A JavaScript OS for the ESP32
Given the incredible power of modern microcontrollers, we’ve seen quite a few attempts to turn them into more general purpose computers over the years. Kr…
Myst on the Atari 2600
Although the Atari 2600 was a hugely popular game console in the late 70s, its hardware specs were limited, to say the least. For a dedicated game console of th…
Why Raindrops Make for Pretty Good Antennae
A good rule of thumb is that everything that can interact with electromagnetic (EM) radiation is an antenna, which includes our mostly-salty-water-containing bo…
ESP32 Replacement for Lighting Display Controller
As a company, NanoLeaf has been producing modular lights that can be easily snapped together into various geometric shapes for around a decade. Similar to the a…
What Does AI Cost When We Skip the Work?
This Week with EdSurge podcast examines what holds up when artificial intelligence moves fast.
The Language Barrier Is the Real Barrier in Edtech
The English-first bias in technology must be addressed.
These Hip-Hop Artists Were Already Teaching
A new degree program credentials hip-hop artists to bring communal, real-world learning to the classroom.
AI Meets ESL, and Teachers Are Intrigued
Can AI chatbots support K-12 emergent bilingual learners without widening gaps?
What Is the AI Cheating Panic Really About?
A conversation with Pat Yongpradit, general manager of global education and workforce policy at Microsoft.
Snapmaker Launches 3D Printing Repository With a Purpose
Do we need another 3D printing model repository? Snapmaker thinks so. The post Snapmaker Launches 3D Printing Repository With a Purpose appeared first on Make: …
Dumpster-dived Window A/C becomes Ground-Source Heat Pump
Heat pumps are great, because they pump heat around, and we often don’t want heat where it is. Need it somewhere else? Pump it! It’s great. It’…
Determining the Body Temperature of Tyrannosaurus rex
One of the most fun challenges in paleontology is determining characteristics of long-dead species like their behavior and body temperature based on nothing but…
Raspberry Pi RAM Restrictions No Big Deal, Frankly
Hacking on Raspberry Pi board internals is one of my favourite topics. I know a bunch of obscure things about these cute little boards. Three years ago, I cover…
Digital Upgrade Brings Medium Format Camera Into the 21st Century
Large format cameras can produce amazing shots, but are a bit too bulky to be practical. Medium format is a different story, as [Wenting] demonstrates with his …
Raspberry Pi Locks Down RAM Upgrades
In a recent video [Jeff Geerling] addresses an issue discovered with the Raspberry Pi firmware, specifically how since around 2024 the firmware locks down what …
Tiny Scratch-Built Cyberdeck is in Mint Condition
[Salim Benbouziyane] shows off his TN Deck, a tiny custom cyberdeck built into an Altoids tin. It’s a skillful build that really makes the most of the ava…
A Computer Terminal the Old Way
Here in 2026 if we need a terminal the chances are we fire one up on our computer and continue on our way without a thought. What we are doing …read more
Learning Commons Launches Open Platform for K-12 Edtech
The CZI-backed initiative helps educators and developers use state standards, curricula, and datasets to create and evaluate classroom AI, but critics ...
Navigating the Future of Work: A Conversation with JFF’s Maria Flynn
From baseline AI literacy to early career exposure, Jobs for the Future president Maria Flynn shares how education systems can prepare young people for ...
Searching for Dark Matter with a Levitating Magnet
Much of science is performed through inference, with the readings on instruments, a flash of light in heavy water, or the results of parsing through terabytes o…
The Sinclair Spectrum Gets A Desktop GUI
Of the popular 1980s 8-bit computers, it’s fair to say that Sinclair’s ZX Spectrum punched above its weight. Sir Clive’s love of squeezing mor…
Making a Copper-Oxide Photodetector from Scratch
Photodetectors come in a wide variety of constructions and materials, with the Cu2O-based photodetector that [Mad Scientist Creations] demonstrates in a recent …
Hackaday Links: September 20, 2026
Some sad news to start this week off — after 52 years in business, Sherline has announced they are winding down their manufacturing operations. By the end…
Reviving TEMPEST Attacks with an Injected Signal
TEMPEST attacks are often the most effective way to break air-gapped security: rather than directly accessing a computer, the attacker records the system’s unin…