We do sometimes go on about how absurdly powerful microcontrollers are these days, but this time it’s technically a microprocessor, not a microcontroller, at the heart of the build — …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/stm32-handheld-has-opengl-and-all-the-classics/)

Linux Fu: Taming Strace
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/linux-fu-taming-strace/

While many operating systems seem to try to prevent you from peeking under the hood, Unix and Linux positively encourage it. One great tool that we’ve looked at before is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/linux-fu-taming-strace/)

The 2026 EMF Badge Arrives, With An Add-On. As Expected, It’s Familiar
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/the-2026-emf-badge-arrives-with-an-add-on-as-expected-its-familiar/

Four years ago the EMF hacker camp in the UK released a new kind of event badge. The Tildagon was designed to be a recurring event badge, useful for the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/the-2026-emf-badge-arrives-with-an-add-on-as-expected-its-familiar/)

From Scrappy Pallet Wood to Fancy Tea Tray
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/from-scrappy-pallet-wood-to-fancy-tea-tray/

Pallets are a wonderful way to package goods and move them around, but especially the wooden ones have a very finite lifespan. This means that many of them are discarded …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/from-scrappy-pallet-wood-to-fancy-tea-tray/)

Does Your Terminal Speak Morse? This One Does
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/does-your-terminal-speak-morse-this-one-does/

There are a lot of single board computers on the market these days, so you can be forgiven if you missed the LuckFox Lyra. Its main claim to fame seems …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/does-your-terminal-speak-morse-this-one-does/)

A High-Vacuum Controller for an Eventual Electron Microscope
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/a-high-vacuum-controller-for-an-eventual-electron-microscope/

[Chris Doble] has high ambitions: he’s making his own scanning-electron microscope, and as the first step he’s built a high-vacuum system. This required its own controller to manage the various …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/a-high-vacuum-controller-for-an-eventual-electron-microscope/)

Turning an Old 3D Printer Into a Vinyl Cutter for Cheap
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/turning-an-old-3d-printer-into-a-vinyl-cutter-for-cheap/

Replacing a 3D printer’s extruder with a cutting blade seems like an easy way to do things like vinyl cutting, but you cannot just put on any blade and expect …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/turning-an-old-3d-printer-into-a-vinyl-cutter-for-cheap/)

A Diffraction Grating Makes This Clock Readable
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/03/a-diffraction-grating-makes-this-clock-readable/