Piano Escapement Migrates to Drum Kit
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/piano-escapement-migrates-to-drum-kit/

For as popular as the piano is in music studios, homes, and schools, it almost defies logic. Compared to a guitar, harmonica, or drum set, pianos are incredibly complex machines …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/piano-escapement-migrates-to-drum-kit/)

Hard Drive Speakers Crank Out Classic Demo
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/hard-drive-speakers-crank-out-classic-demo/

Second Reality is a legendary demoscene release by Future Crew, which won Assembly 1993 with its technical and artistic mastery. [Niv Singer] decided to give the classic demo a spin …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/hard-drive-speakers-crank-out-classic-demo/)

The Terrifying 2011-Era Case of Max Planck’s Retracted Papers
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/the-terrifying-2011-era-case-of-max-plancks-retracted-papers/

In the world of scientific publishing there are many reasons why a paper can be retracted, but generally there is an obvious and clearly communicated reason for doing so. Thus …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/the-terrifying-2011-era-case-of-max-plancks-retracted-papers/)

Making a Magnetic Core Memory USB Drive
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/making-a-magnetic-core-memory-usb-drive/

Some of us have felt somewhat nervous about the collapse of DRAM and NAND Flash memory supply in the consumer market, while others seem to have fully embraced it. Someone …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/making-a-magnetic-core-memory-usb-drive/)

Web Tool Lets You Take Steam Controller for a Drive
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/30/web-tool-lets-you-take-steam-controller-for-a-drive/

One of the simplest robots to make is a bristlebot — a motor with an offset weight is attached to the head of a toothbrush, and the resulting vibrations will …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/30/web-tool-lets-you-take-steam-controller-for-a-drive/)

Hacking a Reverse Osmosis Water Filter Through its Smart Faucet
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/30/hacking-a-reverse-osmosis-water-filter-through-its-smart-faucet/

Reverse-osmosis (RO) systems are one way to ensure that you get very clean drinking water. The Waterdrop G3P600 variety that [Tomasz Wasilczyk] recently purchased is definitely among the fanciest and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/30/hacking-a-reverse-osmosis-water-filter-through-its-smart-faucet/)

How Airspeed Sensors Work
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/30/how-airspeed-sensors-work/