When the inevitable Kessler Syndrome cascade sweeps Starlink and its competitors from Low Earth Orbit in what will doubtless be a spectacular meteor shower of debris, the people behind Sceye …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/06/flying-cell-towers-for-lower-latency/)

Simulating the AVR8 for a browser-based Arduino emulator
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/06/simulating-the-avr8-for-a-browser-based-arduino-emulator/

It’s always nice to simulate a project before soldering a board together. Tools like QUCS run locally and work quite well for analog circuits, but can fall short with programmable …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/06/simulating-the-avr8-for-a-browser-based-arduino-emulator/)

Testing the Wave-Particle Duality with Gamma Rays
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/06/testing-the-wave-particle-duality-with-gamma-rays/

Everything on the electromagnetic spectrum has some properties of both waves and particles, but it’s difficult to imagine a radio wave, for example, behaving like a particle. The main evidence …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/06/testing-the-wave-particle-duality-with-gamma-rays/)

Playing DVDs on the Sega Dreamcast
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/06/playing-dvds-on-the-sega-dreamcast/

Although the Sega Dreamcast had many good qualities that made it beloved by the thousands of people who bought the console, one glaring omission was the lack of DVD video …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/06/playing-dvds-on-the-sega-dreamcast/)

CCA Ethernet Cables: Not Up To Scratch, But Are They Dangerous?
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/07/cca-ethernet-cables-not-up-to-scratch-but-are-they-dangerous/

If you’ve ever bought a suspiciously cheap Ethernet cable from an online listing, there’s a decent chance you’ve encountered Copper Clad Aluminum. Better known as CCA, it’s exactly what it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/07/cca-ethernet-cables-not-up-to-scratch-but-are-they-dangerous/)

Thermostat? Do It With a 555!
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/07/thermostat-do-it-with-a-555/

It is a running gag around here that whenever a project posts, someone will inevitably point out that it could have been done with a 555 timer IC. [Stephen Woodward] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/07/thermostat-do-it-with-a-555/)

2026 Hackaday Europe: First Round of Speakers Announced!
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/07/2026-hackaday-europe-first-round-of-speakers-announced/

Hackaday Europe is the continental version of the Ultimate Hardware Conference, taking place May 16th and 17th, and you need to be there! We’ll continue to announce speakers and workshops …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/07/2026-hackaday-europe-first-round-of-speakers-announced/)