2026 Hackaday Supercon: Workshops Are Open!

Supercon is Hackaday’s annual gathering, and you absolutely need to be there. Today, we’re pleased to announce our lineup of workshops, and it’s more than we’ve ever offered, thanks to …read more

What’s A Nonius?

If you already know what a nonius is, you can probably skip this post. But, if like us, you would have to look it up, we’ll tell you what we …read more

The FPGA Chronicles: Ready To Probe

In the last few installments, we looked at using the Tang Nano 20K with both the GOWIN tools and some open-source tools. The open-source tools certainly had the advantage of …read more

Your Computer Memory Is A Lie

When you first learn to program, memory seems pretty straightforward. You have a bunch of bytes, each with an address. If you want to read or write something, you specify …read more

Hackaday Links: October 11, 2026

It probably goes without saying that if you send four humans to observe the Moon up close, they’ll see things that those of us stuck here on Earth have never …read more

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Birduino Plays Bird Calls On Demand With NFC-enabled Cards

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By Donald Papp | October 19, 2026

All [Hannah Robertson]’s Birduino needs is for one to tap an NFC-enabled card to the reader, and the device plays one of the vocalizations associated with the bird shown on …read more
Making Photovoltaic Solar Cells With A Microwave

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By Maya Posch | October 19, 2026

Although solar panels may seem like a kind of magic, they’re really quite simple devices, in their silicon form featuring nothing but the p-type silicon wafer and an n-type layer …read more
An RV On A Bike

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By Bryan Cockfield | October 19, 2026

Bicycles are the ultimate form of transportation freedom. They’re easy to repair, parts are cheap, and they will travel almost anywhere for free, as long as the rider has enough …read more
Meshtastic Sniffer For DragonOS

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By Bryan Cockfield | October 19, 2026

Meshtastic has gained a lot of popularity over the last few years thanks to its low barrier of entry. No licenses are needed and the hardware is dirt cheap, at …read more
An Open Micro-Maniplulator Improved

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By Al Williams | October 19, 2026

If you need a micro-manipulator, you probably already have a good idea of what it does. For example, you might be moving a probe over an IC die or wafer. …read more
One-stop Tool Shows Apple Intelligence The Door

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By Donald Papp | October 19, 2026

Don’t want AI features on your Mac? Tough luck, unless one wants to imperfectly do it by hunting down settings in about a dozen different places. Even then, the multi-gigabyte …read more
Charlotte’s New Runway Gets A Digital Twin

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By Zoe Skyforest | October 19, 2026

The first viable powered aircraft predated the first proper runway by two decades. While it’s entirely possible to launch some planes from austere dirt or grass strips, the aviation world …read more

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