A few weeks ago, we put out the call for participation for this year’s 2026 Hackaday Supercon, taking place in Pasadena, CA this November. Today was going to be the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/12/procrastineers-rejoice-2026-supercon-call-for-participation-extended/)

Read a USB Logitech Racing Wheel on an ESP32‑S3
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/12/read-a-usb-logitech-racing-wheel-on-an-esp32-s3/

Now that MCUs like the ESP32-S3 are quite capable computer systems including USB host functionality, it only makes sense that you can connect USB peripherals like Logitech racing wheels to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/12/read-a-usb-logitech-racing-wheel-on-an-esp32-s3/)

The Agony of Packaging Linux Apps
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/12/the-agony-of-packaging-linux-apps/

“Penguins” (https://www.flickr.com/photos/65143725@N08/5927271192) by TomaLaPlaya (https://www.flickr.com/photos/65143725@N08)
' data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LinuxMarketing.jpg?w=800">One of the great things of Linux as an ecosystem is that there is so much choice. Yet this is also its greatest weakness, as unlike on MacOS and Windows …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/12/the-agony-of-packaging-linux-apps/)

Your Laptop Keyboard, On Another Device
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/12/your-laptop-keyboard-on-another-device/

It’s likely many of us have been in the position of first set-up on a machine such as a Raspberry Pi, and had keyboard problems. Either no spare keyboard is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/12/your-laptop-keyboard-on-another-device/)

Have Scientists Stuck the Landing on the Glueball Discovery?
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/12/have-scientists-stuck-the-landing-on-the-glueball-discovery/

Exciting discoveries in particle physics are one of those things that it can be easy to get blase about. Some people get caught up in the obvious excitement, while others …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/12/have-scientists-stuck-the-landing-on-the-glueball-discovery/)

Smart Clock Helps With Medication Management
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/12/smart-clock-helps-with-medication-management/

There are all kinds of smart devices on the market these days, but if you want one to solve a particular personal problem, sometimes it’s easiest to just build your …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/12/smart-clock-helps-with-medication-management/)

The Chernobyl NPP and Forty Years of Robots for High Radiation Environments
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/the-chernobyl-npp-and-forty-years-of-robots-for-high-radiation-environments/

With the massive steam explosion that shredded the #4 RBMK reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 it suddenly made robots that could survive a high ionizing radiation …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/the-chernobyl-npp-and-forty-years-of-robots-for-high-radiation-environments/)

Hacking Fiber To The Home
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/hacking-fiber-to-the-home/