Hardware Store Marauder’s Map is Clarkian Magic
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/20/hardware-store-marauders-map-is-clarkian-magic/

The “Marauder’s Map” is a magical artifact from the Harry Potter franchise. That sort of magic isn’t real, but as Arthur C. Clarke famously pointed out, it doesn’t need to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/20/hardware-store-marauders-map-is-clarkian-magic/)

Building a Multi-Channel Pipette for Parallel Experimentation
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/20/building-a-multi-channel-pipette-for-parallel-experimentation/

One major reason for the high cost of developing new drugs and other chemicals is the sheer number of experiments involved; designing a single new drug can require synthesizing and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/20/building-a-multi-channel-pipette-for-parallel-experimentation/)

A Tiny Reflecting Telescope For Portable Astronomy
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/20/a-tiny-reflecting-telescope-for-portable-astronomy/

For most of us who are not astronomers, the image that comes to mind when describing a reflecting telescope is of a huge instrument in its own domed-roof building on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/20/a-tiny-reflecting-telescope-for-portable-astronomy/)

A Heavily Modified Rivian Attempts the Cannonball Run
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/21/a-heavily-modified-rivian-attempts-the-cannonball-run/

There are few things more American than driving a car really fast in a straight line. Occasionally, the cars will make a few left turns, but otherwise, this is the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/21/a-heavily-modified-rivian-attempts-the-cannonball-run/)

Shoot Instax Film In A Polaroid Camera With The Aid Of Tape
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/21/shoot-instax-film-in-a-polaroid-camera-with-the-aid-of-tape/

Polaroid cameras have been very popular for a very long time and are especially hot gifts this year. Fresh film is easy to find but relatively expensive. In contrast, Fuji’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/21/shoot-instax-film-in-a-polaroid-camera-with-the-aid-of-tape/)

A Compact, Browser-Based ESP32 Oscilloscope
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/21/a-compact-browser-based-esp32-oscilloscope/

An oscilloscope is usually the most sensitive, and arguably most versatile, tool on a hacker’s workbench, often taking billions of samples per second to produce an accurate and informative representation …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/21/a-compact-browser-based-esp32-oscilloscope/)

Why Chopped Carbon Fiber in FDM Prints is a Contaminant
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/21/why-chopped-carbon-fiber-in-fdm-prints-is-a-contaminant/

A lot of claims have been made about the purported benefits of adding chopped carbon fiber to FDM filaments, but how many of these claims are actually true? In the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/21/why-chopped-carbon-fiber-in-fdm-prints-is-a-contaminant/)