Microplastics absolutely saturate the Earth’s environment, and that’s probably not a good thing unless you’re looking for a sediment marker for the Anthropocene period. On the other hand, environmental contamination …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/earthworms-dont-bio-accumulate-microplastics-so-there-may-be-hope-for-us/)

Using Hamster Power to Charge a Phone
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/using-hamster-power-to-charge-a-phone/

It seems fair to say that hamsters are a somewhat divisive pet, between their fluffiness, high-strung nature, short lifespan and incessant squeaking that sounds like some electronic device is trying …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/using-hamster-power-to-charge-a-phone/)

RGB Laser Projector Does Colorful Asteroids and Much More
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/rgb-laser-projector-does-colorful-asteroids-and-much-more/

Have you thought about building a galvonometer-based laser projector, but don’t know where to start? There are a lot of resources out there, but you could do worse than to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/rgb-laser-projector-does-colorful-asteroids-and-much-more/)

You’ve Seen the Chip Shortage and the Memory Shortage, Now Prepare For The PCB Shortage
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/youve-seen-the-chip-shortage-and-the-memory-shortage-now-prepare-for-the-pcb-shortage/

It’s nice to hide away in our little corner of the internet and talk tech, safely away from the turmoil of world events. Sometimes though, geopolitics intrude even into our …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/youve-seen-the-chip-shortage-and-the-memory-shortage-now-prepare-for-the-pcb-shortage/)

Retrotechtacular: Julius Sumner Miller Breaks Lamps with Magnets
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/retrotechtacular-julius-sumner-miller-breaks-lamps-with-magnets/

If you watched the Mickey Mouse Club way back when, you might remember Professor Wonderful, who was, in reality, physics professor [Julius Sumner Miller]. He also had his own show, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/retrotechtacular-julius-sumner-miller-breaks-lamps-with-magnets/)

Why Opposed Piston Internal Combustion Engines Are Great
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/why-opposed-piston-internal-combustion-engines-are-great/

Converting the ignition of a fuel-air mixture into usable mechanical energy lies at the core of a dizzying number of internal combustion engines developed over the course of more than …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/why-opposed-piston-internal-combustion-engines-are-great/)

AI On Every Machine: The LLM You Probably Didn’t Want
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/ai-on-every-machine-the-llm-you-didnt-know-about-and-probably-didnt-want/

It’s been a story of the last week or so if you follow the kind of news channels a Hackaday scribe does, that Google have quietly installed an LLM as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/ai-on-every-machine-the-llm-you-didnt-know-about-and-probably-didnt-want/)

Taking Polyphony to a New Level
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/taking-polyphony-to-a-new-level/

There are all manner of musical synthesis techniques, from the early electromechanical instruments through analogue tape systhesis, the all-electronic waveform synthesisers of the 1960s onwards, and Yamaha’s FM systhesis of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/taking-polyphony-to-a-new-level/)