You’ve probably heard of rubidium frequency standards, which are used where you need an extremely accurate time or frequency reference. [IMSAI] guy has a good explainer video about what’s actually …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/06/rubidium-frequency-standard-explained/)

NASA’s Just Prolonged Voyager 2’s Science Mission With a Big Bang
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/06/nasas-just-prolonged-voyager-2s-science-mission-with-a-big-bang/

Letting go is hard, especially when it concerns an irreplaceable space probe like the two Voyagers. Fortunately JPL engineers have managed to pull off a ‘big bang’ switch on Voyager …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/06/nasas-just-prolonged-voyager-2s-science-mission-with-a-big-bang/)

A 3D Printed Cycloidal Gearbox
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/06/a-3d-printed-cycloidal-gearbox/

Stepper motors are undeniably useful, but sometimes they need a bit of gearing to help perform their task. [Gjhudson2008] has a compact gearbox for NEMA 17 or 23 steppers that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/06/a-3d-printed-cycloidal-gearbox/)

Wrist Welcomes Wii Nunchuk As Gloriously Ergonomic Macropad
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/wrist-welcomes-wii-nunchuk-as-gloriously-ergonomic-macropad/

[John Dingley] spends a lot of time editing videos, and as many of us know, when it comes to repetitive tasks the more ergonomic the better. Keyboard shortcuts exist for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/wrist-welcomes-wii-nunchuk-as-gloriously-ergonomic-macropad/)

FlipBuddy is Borg, You Will Be Assimilated
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/flipbuddy-is-borg-you-will-be-assimilated/

When you think about it, time is all we’ve really got. Where to go from there is ultimately up to you. Maybe you use an app to track every task, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/flipbuddy-is-borg-you-will-be-assimilated/)

This Week in Security: Claude Gets Hacking, Hotel WiFi, and NPM Compromised Again
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/this-week-in-security-claude-gets-hacking-hotel-wifi-and-npm-compromised-again/

kMaybe feeling left out from the questionable hype train of “Our AI models can’t be trusted”, Anthropic has released reports that their Claude model has “reached the Internet” and accessed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/this-week-in-security-claude-gets-hacking-hotel-wifi-and-npm-compromised-again/)

Music is Back on Optical Disk in This Plex Server
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/music-is-back-on-optical-disk-in-this-plex-server/

Given that the no doubt totally sustainable build-out of data centers has sent both solid state and magnetic hard drive prices soaring, though, [WNY Over The Air] decided to take …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/music-is-back-on-optical-disk-in-this-plex-server/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 381: Airless Tires, Full-color Prints, and 28 MW of LEDs
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/hackaday-podcast-episode-381-airless-tires-full-color-prints-and-28-mw-of-leds/