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A Guide to CubeSat Mission and Bus Design

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Al Williams

If you mention the word bus, you might think of public transportation or, more likely for us, a way to connect things together. But in the satellite world, the bus …read more Continue reading A Guide to CubeSat Mission and Bus Design→

Posted in cubesat, ebook, Hardware, reference books, Space

Why Solid State Batteries Short

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Al Williams

Solid state batteries, we are told, are the new hot battery technology that will replace lithium-ion batteries. Soon. Not that we haven’t heard that before. One reason it isn’t dominating …read more Continue reading Why Solid State Batteries Short→

Posted in News, Science, solid state batteries | Tagged Batteries

Register Renaming

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Al Williams

[Shreeyash] asks an interesting question: how many registers does your CPU have? The answer is probably more than you think. The reason? Modern CPUs — at least many of them …read more Continue reading Register Renaming→

Posted in Microcontrollers, out of order execution, register renaming, superscalar

The Arduino UNO, Basically

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Al Williams

If you miss the days when you used Basic on your classic computer or wrote embedded software with a Basic Stamp, then maybe dust off your Arduino UNO or any …read more Continue reading The Arduino UNO, Basically→

Posted in 328p Atmega, Arduino Hacks, atmega, basic, software development

Hackaday Podcast Episode 367: Radioactive Weather, Continuous Pickles, and Moon Junk

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Al Williams

When Elliot Williams and Al Williams compare their notes on the week in Hackaday, you know you’ll get at least one or two bad puns. How bad? Tune in and …read more Continue reading Hackaday Podcast Episode 367: Radioactive Weather, Continuous Pickles, and Moon Junk→

Posted in Hackaday Columns, Hackaday Podcast, Podcasts

Spool Roller Gets Touch Screen

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Al Williams

If you have a desktop 3D printer, you probably want something to hang filament spools on. [LVTRC] has a spool roller that fits the bill. It also incorporates a scale …read more Continue reading Spool Roller Gets Touch Screen→

Posted in 3d Printer hacks, filament scale, gc9a01, spool holder

What Have We Dumped on the Moon?

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Al Williams

If you read a headline that signs of intelligent life were found on the moon, you might suspect a hoax. But they are there! Humans have dumped a lot of …read more Continue reading What Have We Dumped on the Moon?→

Posted in Hackaday Columns, Space, spacejunk | Tagged Apollo, Moon, Rover

The Splice Must Flow

Posted on April 21, 2026 by Al Williams

There are plenty of electronic components out there, but the one we tend to forget is the most basic: wire. Sure, PC boards have largely replaced wire with copper traces, …read more Continue reading The Splice Must Flow→

Posted in Hackaday Columns, splice, tool hacks, wire splice

Fluidic Contact Lens Treats Glaucoma

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Al Williams

We’ve always been interested in fluidic computers, a technique that uses moving fluids to perform logic operations. Now, Spectrum reports that researchers have developed an electronics-free contact lens that monitors …read more Continue reading Fluidic Contact Lens Treats Glaucoma→

Posted in contact lens, fluidics, Medical hacks, wearable hacks | Tagged Glaucoma

The Kentucky Cave Wars, and Going Viral in 1925

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Al Williams

Information, it seems, flows at the speed of media. In the old days, information traveled with people on ships or horses, so if, say, a battle was won or lost, …read more Continue reading The Kentucky Cave Wars, and Going Viral in 1925→

Posted in Featured, history, Media, viral

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