We’ve all done it. We spy an old radio at a garage sale or resale shop. We know someone should bring it back to life, but it looks like a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/a-1947-radio-gets-a-face-lift/)

Learn Programming Without a Computer
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/learn-programming-without-a-computer/

Presumably aimed at children, NHK World’s Texico program teaches the main ideas about programming without actually using a computer. Instead, it uses items like a toy train, playing cards, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/learn-programming-without-a-computer/)

University of Utah’s TRIGA Research Reactor Set to Produce Electricity
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/university-of-utahs-triga-research-reactor-set-to-produce-electricity/

University of Utah’s TRIGA reactor during a tour.
" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Reactor-Tour-CROP-768x572-1.jpg?w=768">Research reactors come in many forms and sizes, with the TRIGA class being commonly found at universities. The TRIGA reactor at the University of Utah was installed in 1975, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/university-of-utahs-triga-research-reactor-set-to-produce-electricity/)

There’s More to Global Positioning than Just GPS
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/theres-more-to-global-positioning-than-just-gps/

The Global Positioning System (GPS) was developed by the United States military in the 1970s, but it wasn’t long before civilians all over the planet started using it. By the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/theres-more-to-global-positioning-than-just-gps/)

An LLM From “Scratch”
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/an-llm-from-scratch/

Reading a book about bowling is not the same as actually bowling. If that resonates with you and you want to learn more about large language models, check out the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/an-llm-from-scratch/)

The Montgomery Ward Gasoline-Powered Clothes Iron
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/the-montgomery-ward-gasoline-powered-clothes-iron/

Before the advent of electricity in the home made electrically-heated clothes irons a possibility, ironing was a cumbersome process, with self-heated irons being an arguable improvement over solid (so-called sad) …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/the-montgomery-ward-gasoline-powered-clothes-iron/)

An Improved Robot Dog for Senior Design
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/an-improved-robot-dog-for-senior-design/

[Aaed Musa] has been building robot dogs for a long time now, so it was only natural that he would make one for the senior design project of his mechanical …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/an-improved-robot-dog-for-senior-design/)