Bats are remarkable creatures, able to fly at night or inside the confines of caves without light to guide their way. A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/echolocation-for-drones/)
Sail Virtually Aboard the “Itanic” with IA-64 Emulator
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/sail-virtually-aboard-the-itanic-with-ia-64-emulator/
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/sail-virtually-aboard-the-itanic-with-ia-64-emulator/
Intel’s Itanium architecture was an interesting experiment, but it has gone down in history as one of the chip giant’s bigger flops, so much so that it earned the name …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/sail-virtually-aboard-the-itanic-with-ia-64-emulator/)
Detection of a Four-Carbon Sugar in Interstellar Space
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/detection-of-a-four-carbon-sugar-in-interstellar-space/
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/detection-of-a-four-carbon-sugar-in-interstellar-space/
Although life tends to find a way, something first has to kickstart said lifeforms. Exactly how the first biological cells formed on Earth – and potentially on other worlds – …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/detection-of-a-four-carbon-sugar-in-interstellar-space/)
Google Maps Killed the Restaurant Star
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/google-maps-killed-the-restaurant-star/
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/google-maps-killed-the-restaurant-star/
We all know that Google and other big players pick and choose what information people see, but we sometimes overlook it outside of the search and social media space. [Lauren …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/google-maps-killed-the-restaurant-star/)
20 FPS on E-Paper Display Without Help
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/21/20-fps-on-e-paper-display-without-help/
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/21/20-fps-on-e-paper-display-without-help/
If electronic paper displays have one downside, it’s generally refresh rate. Earlier versions of the tech might only have been able to do single-digit frames per second, while modern, mid-range …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/21/20-fps-on-e-paper-display-without-help/)
Java Ring Restored After Nearly 30 Years
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/21/java-ring-restored-after-nearly-30-years/
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/21/java-ring-restored-after-nearly-30-years/
Back in the late 90s when absolutely everybody knew that Java was going to become the one programming language to rule them all, the Java Ring was handed out to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/21/java-ring-restored-after-nearly-30-years/)
Giving Resin 3D Printers Another Shot After Six Years
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/21/giving-resin-3d-printers-another-shot-after-six-years/
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/21/giving-resin-3d-printers-another-shot-after-six-years/
My initial experience with a 3D printer came in 2020, when I got access to a buddy’s Creality LD-002R SLA printer. This was one of those awkward transition phases for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/21/giving-resin-3d-printers-another-shot-after-six-years/)