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Over the years I have been to many hacker camps and done a lot of very cool things, but BornHack 2026 brought me something entirely new: Radio. By which I …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/04/bornhack-radio-102-8fm-playing-radio-at-a-hacker-camp/)
If you used a serious computer pre-IBM PC, there was a fair chance its operating system was CP/M. CP/M was a staple among 8080 and Z80 computers and while there …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/04/at-last-cp-m-for-protected-mode/)
As strong and light as carbon fiber-epoxy composites are, the same can’t always be said of carbon-fiber reinforced 3D printer filaments. Of those that do improve over stock filament, the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/04/strengthening-3d-prints-with-a-carbon-fiber-epidermis/)
If you’re flying high in the sky, it’s useful to know if there’s turbulence, heavy rain, or other nasty weather ahead. Onboard weather radar is a useful tool that pilots …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/04/tearing-down-aircraft-weather-radar-avionics/)
Styrofoam – or closed-cell extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam if you want to be precise – is one of those materials that is both super versatile for packaging and insulation, but …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/04/polystyrene-foam-can-be-gasoline-with-some-help/)
Who says an old dog can’t do new tricks? The Atari ST has got to qualify as an “old dog” 41 years after launch, and if playing Full Motion Video …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/04/a-full-motion-video-codec-for-the-atari-st/)
For the past three years [Christopher Mitchell] has been working on his replica of a British Rail Class 800 control cab for a physical train simulator, with the July blog …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/train-simulator-controller-july-2026-progress-roundup/)