About a month ago, [Greenhill Forge] built a few solar panels to collect energy from the sun. Unlike solar photovoltaics, which turn sunlight directly into electricity, these were designed to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/17/using-solar-air-heating-to-dry-clothes/)

Flex Filament Stuck To Your Build Platform? Reach For The Isopropanol
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/17/flex-filament-stuck-to-your-build-platform-reach-for-the-isopropanol/

3D printing has been around long enough that everyone’s heard at least one weird trick regarding 3D prints. [Angus] of [Maker’s Muse] puts a few to the test, and came …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/17/flex-filament-stuck-to-your-build-platform-reach-for-the-isopropanol/)

Cross-Sectioning Crickets with a Femtosecond Laser
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/cross-sectioning-crickets-with-a-femtosecond-laser/

Unlike most cutting lasers, femtosecond lasers don’t vaporize materials; rather, they produce such short, intense bursts of light that the affected region is ablated without having the chance to heat …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/cross-sectioning-crickets-with-a-femtosecond-laser/)

Spidery Drone Goes Near-invisible By Spinning Really, Really Fast
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/spidery-drone-goes-near-invisible-by-spinning-really-really-fast/

Researchers demonstrate that something interesting happens when a small drone with a spindly airframe spins at a high speed: it very nearly turns invisible. The spidery device is shown mounted …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/spidery-drone-goes-near-invisible-by-spinning-really-really-fast/)

Your AI Ham Radio Buddy
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/your-ai-ham-radio-buddy/

AI chatbots are everywhere these days, and they seem to “know” about everything. But while that is a strength, it can sometimes be a weakness because it isn’t laser-focused on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/your-ai-ham-radio-buddy/)

Write 2D and 3D Games in Modern MoonBASIC
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/write-2d-and-3d-games-in-modern-moonbasic/

One of the major strengths of the BASIC programming languages has always been their no-fuss setup and rich set of commands for operations that would take considerably more work in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/write-2d-and-3d-games-in-modern-moonbasic/)

Automated Pressure Advance Using a Bed-Leveling Sensor
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/19/automated-pressure-advance-using-a-bed-leveling-sensor/

One of the most crucial aspects of FDM 3D printing is ensuring sufficient material is extruded. Determining the right flow rate can be done manually, but some printers these days …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/19/automated-pressure-advance-using-a-bed-leveling-sensor/)