Modern Smartphone vs. 80s Supercomputer
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/26/modern-smartphone-vs-80s-supercomputer/

One of the most common ways of comparing the processing power of some microcontroller or older smartphone in a fantastical way was to say that they had more processing power …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/26/modern-smartphone-vs-80s-supercomputer/)

3D Print Becomes Cast Iron Wrench Via Microwave
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/26/3d-print-becomes-cast-iron-wrench-via-microwave/

Consumer-grade 3D printing is good for prototyping and making relatively soft plastic stuff. If you wanna make tough things, though, it’s really hard to beat the strength of metal. [Shake …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/26/3d-print-becomes-cast-iron-wrench-via-microwave/)

Reconstructed SC62015 Opcode Reference For Sharp Pocket Computers
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/26/reconstructed-sc62015-opcode-reference-for-sharp-pocket-computers/

Pocket computers like Sharp’s 8-bit computing marvels were a big part of the 1980s, providing super-portable processing power to anyone who wanted a bit more than what something like a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/26/reconstructed-sc62015-opcode-reference-for-sharp-pocket-computers/)

Looking at a bike built for the apocalypse
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/26/looking-at-a-bike-built-for-the-apocalypse/

So-called bug out cars are a rather silly venture that serve little purpose more than snagging your jumper. The odds of a car working well through a nuclear winter are …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/26/looking-at-a-bike-built-for-the-apocalypse/)

Improving Soda by Turning It Into Mead
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/26/improving-soda-by-turning-it-into-mead/

You can certainly just chug down that bottle of soda you purchased, but if you accept the premise that the preparation of food and drink is just a subset of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/26/improving-soda-by-turning-it-into-mead/)

This Flow Battery Operates With No Pump Required
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/27/this-flow-battery-operates-with-no-pump-required/

Flow batteries are rather unique. They generate electricity by the combination of two fluids flowing on either side of a membrane. Typically, this involves the use of some kind of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/27/this-flow-battery-operates-with-no-pump-required/)

Laser Welding Helps YouTuber Get Ahead with Aluminum Sheet
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/27/laser-welding-helps-youtuber-get-ahead-with-aluminum-sheet/