A monitoring station as set up in the CEZ, featuring both the legacy (ARMS) and new wireless monitoring system.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CEZ_monitoring_station.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CEZ_monitoring_station.jpg?w=800">In what reads somewhat like a convoluted detective story, the events unfolding at the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) in Ukraine during late February had the media channels lighting up with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/10/how-the-2022-cez-event-shows-the-fragility-of-environmental-sensors-in-high-risk-areas/)

Tiny Tape Cartridge Remembered and a Teardown
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/10/tiny-tape-cartridge-remembered-and-a-teardown/

If you want to add sound to something these days, you usually store it digitally. Microcontrollers are cheap and fast, and you can hold a lot of audio on a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/10/tiny-tape-cartridge-remembered-and-a-teardown/)

Dumping Spacecraft In The Middle Of Nowhere
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/11/dumping-spacecraft-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/

The BBC has an interesting article on Point Nemo, AKA the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, AKA the spacecraft graveyard. This is the place in the ocean that is furthest from …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/11/dumping-spacecraft-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/)

Tiny Linux on a No-MMU RISC-V Microcontroller
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/11/tiny-linux-on-a-no-mmu-risc-v-microcontroller/

In the vast majority of cases, running a Linux-based operating system involves a pretty powerful processor with a lot of memory on hand, and perhaps most importantly, a memory management …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/11/tiny-linux-on-a-no-mmu-risc-v-microcontroller/)

Meshtastic and Owntracks to Kick your Google Habit
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/11/meshtastic-and-owntracks-to-kick-your-google-habit/

I have an admission to make. I have a Google addiction. Not the normal addiction — I have a problem with Google Maps, and the timeline feature. I know, I’m …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/11/meshtastic-and-owntracks-to-kick-your-google-habit/)

How Not to Build an RP2040 Board
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/11/how-not-to-build-an-rp2040-board/

We love that these days you can buy ready-made microcontroller boards that are very capable. But sometimes you need to — or just want to — do it yourself. Unfortunately, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/11/how-not-to-build-an-rp2040-board/)

Tech in Plain Sight: Skyscrapers
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/11/tech-in-plain-sight-skyscrapers/

It is hard to imagine that for thousands of years, the Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest manmade structure in the world. However, like the Lincoln Cathedral and the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/11/tech-in-plain-sight-skyscrapers/)

Tattoo-Removal Laser Brought Out of Retirement for a Megawatt of Fun
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/11/tattoo-removal-laser-brought-out-of-retirement-for-a-megawatt-of-fun/