Almost all satellites have some kind of thrusters aboard, but they tend to use them as little as possible to conserve chemical fuel. Reaction wheels are one way to make …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/18/magnetohydrodynamic-motors-to-spin-satellites/)

Christmas Comes Early With AI Santa Demo
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/18/christmas-comes-early-with-ai-santa-demo/

With only two hundred odd days ’til Christmas, you just know we’re already feeling the season’s magic. Well, maybe not, but [Sean Dubois] has decided to give us a head …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/18/christmas-comes-early-with-ai-santa-demo/)

Speed Up Arduino with Clever Coding
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/18/speed-up-arduino-with-clever-coding/

We love Arduino here at Hackaday; they’ve probably done more to make embedded programming accessible to more people than anything else in the history of the field. One thing the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/18/speed-up-arduino-with-clever-coding/)

Hackaday Links: May 18, 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/18/hackaday-links-may-18-2025/

Saw what you want about the wisdom of keeping a 50-year-old space mission going, but the dozen or so people still tasked with keeping the Voyager mission running are some …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/18/hackaday-links-may-18-2025/)

Designing A Hobbyist’s Semiconductor Dopant
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/18/designing-a-hobbyists-semiconductor-dopant/

[ProjectsInFlight] has been on a mission to make his own semiconductors for about a year now, and recently shared a major step toward that goal: homemade spin-on dopants. Doping semiconductors …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/18/designing-a-hobbyists-semiconductor-dopant/)

In Memory of Ed Smylie, Whose Famous Hack Saved the Apollo 13 Crew
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/18/in-memory-of-ed-smylie-whose-famous-hack-saved-the-apollo-13-crew/

Some hacks are so great that when you die you receive the rare honor of both an obituary in the New York Times and an in memoriam article at Hackaday. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/18/in-memory-of-ed-smylie-whose-famous-hack-saved-the-apollo-13-crew/)

MiSTer For Mortals: Meet the Multisystem 2
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/19/mister-for-mortals-meet-the-multisystem-2/

If you’ve ever squinted at a DE10-Nano wondering where the fun part begins, you’re not alone. This review of the Mr. MultiSystem 2 by [Lee] lifts the veil on a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/19/mister-for-mortals-meet-the-multisystem-2/)

Using pitot tubes for more than aircraft
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/19/using-pitot-tubes-for-more-than-aircraft/