To give people the most intimate RBMK experience, the [Chornobyl Family] has been working tirelessly at not only replicating the original RBMK reactor control room and its SKALA industrial control …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/13/using-your-own-rbmk-reactor-control-center-at-home/)

Get your ESP32 Sunny Side Up with this Solar Dev Board
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/13/get-your-esp32-sunny-side-up-with-this-solar-dev-board/

There are a lot of ESP32-based development boards out there– and why not? It’s a versatile chip that can be used in all sorts of situations, and people want boards …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/13/get-your-esp32-sunny-side-up-with-this-solar-dev-board/)

Can’t Find That ISA Sound Card? No Worries!
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/13/cant-find-that-isa-sound-card-no-worries/

Many older hackers will have at some point gotten rid of an old piece of hardware that they later ended up regretting. All those ISA cards were next to useless …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/13/cant-find-that-isa-sound-card-no-worries/)

Star Trek Was Right about Prompt Injection, Sorta
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/13/star-trek-was-right-about-prompt-injection-sorta/

This following statement is a lie: “I am telling the truth”. Okay, now that it’s just us meatbags, let’s get down to brass tacks. Captain Kirk’s logic bombs couldn’t possibly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/13/star-trek-was-right-about-prompt-injection-sorta/)

The Seemingly Impossible Oscillator
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/14/the-seemingly-impossible-oscillator/

Back in the days when an integrated circuit meant a simple but expensive device such as a 741 or a 555, most electronics enthusiasts made do with discrete transistor circuits. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/14/the-seemingly-impossible-oscillator/)

Fibrous Muscles for Humanoid Robotics
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/14/fibrous-muscles-for-humanoid-robotics/

At the current rate of robotics development, you might assume that we’re close to Skynet taking over. However, while we  likely wouldn’t do well in a physical fight against a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/14/fibrous-muscles-for-humanoid-robotics/)

2026 Frikkin Lasers Challenge: Laser Bandsaw
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/14/2026-frikkin-lasers-challenge-laser-bandsaw/

Can you call it a bandsaw if it has neither band nor saw? [WeldingRod1] does, with his entry in the laser contest — a manually-controlled laser cutter that he’s dubbed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/14/2026-frikkin-lasers-challenge-laser-bandsaw/)

Making a Locked Down Wearable Work Without a Subscription
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/15/making-a-locked-down-wearable-work-without-a-subscription/