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/)

Could Camera Hardware Be The Physical Equivalent to USB-C?
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/could-camera-hardware-be-the-physical-equivalent-to-usb-c/

[Mansour] presents an interesting idea in his essay A Common Thread — just as USB-C has become the “One Connector To Rule Them All” in the world of electronics, so …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/could-camera-hardware-be-the-physical-equivalent-to-usb-c/)

Cell Broadcast: The Modern Emergency Alert System
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/cell-broadcast-the-modern-emergency-alert-system/

Once upon a time, telephones were primarily point-to-point communications systems. There were options for three-way and conference calls out there, but by and large the plain old telephone system was …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/cell-broadcast-the-modern-emergency-alert-system/)

Reading a Thermocouple with Mercury and a Potentiometer
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/reading-a-thermocouple-with-mercury-and-a-potentiometer/

If you’ve ever thought about the nomenclature of electrical components, potentiometer stands out as a strange name, etymologically suggesting something like a voltmeter. In fact, the component took its name …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/reading-a-thermocouple-with-mercury-and-a-potentiometer/)

Know Your Food: Our Daily Bread
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/know-your-food-our-daily-bread/

It’s time to return to our no-punches-pulled look at food manufacture, and this time we’re looking at the humble loaf of bread. As before, we’re approaching the subject with a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/know-your-food-our-daily-bread/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 878: A Tool With Opinions
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/floss-weekly-episode-878-a-tool-with-opinions/

This week Jonathan chats with Jonathan Pallant about embedded Rust! Learn about the growing Rust driver library, the different ways to build a Rust stack on an embedded device, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/floss-weekly-episode-878-a-tool-with-opinions/)

Addressable LEDs Make Giant 16×2 Character Display
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/addressable-leds-make-giant-16x2-character-display/

We’ve always taken a certain childlike joy in seeing tiny things made big, and big things tiny. Evidently [Uncle Stem] is the same way, if this 7x sized 16×2 “LCD” …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/addressable-leds-make-giant-16x2-character-display/)