There have been plenty of books and movies about how the Manhattan Project brought together scientists and engineers to create the nuclear bomb. Most of them don’t have a lot …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-manhattan-project-but-were-afraid-to-ask/)

This Week in Security: NPM, Kerbroasting, and The Rest of the Story
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/this-week-in-security-npm-kerbroasting-and-the-rest-of-the-story/

Two billion downloads per week. That’s the download totals for the NPM packages compromised in a supply-chain attack this week. Ninety-nine percent of the cloud depends on one of the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/this-week-in-security-npm-kerbroasting-and-the-rest-of-the-story/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 337: Homebrew Inductors, Teletypes in the Bedroom, and Action!
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/hackaday-podcast-episode-337-homebrew-inductors-teletypes-in-the-bedroom-and-action/

Fresh hacks here! Get your fresh hot hacks right here! Elliot and Dan teamed up this week to go through every story published on our pages to find the best …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/hackaday-podcast-episode-337-homebrew-inductors-teletypes-in-the-bedroom-and-action/)

Reify Your GitHub Commit History With Contrib Cal
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/reify-your-github-commit-history-with-contrib-cal/

Over on Instructables, [Logan Fouts] shows us the Contrib Cal GitHub desk gadget. This build will allow you to sport your recent GitHub commit activity on your wall or desk …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/reify-your-github-commit-history-with-contrib-cal/)

A Breadboard Computer in Three Chips
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/a-breadboard-computer-in-three-chips/

Building a computer on a breadboard is a seminal project for many builders, but it can become complicated quite quickly, not to mention that all the parts needed for a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/a-breadboard-computer-in-three-chips/)

Running Code On a PAX Credit Card Payment Machine
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/running-code-on-a-pax-credit-card-payment-machine/

These days Points of Sale (PoS) usually include a digital payment terminal of some description, some of which are positively small, such as the Mini PoS terminals that PAX sells. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/running-code-on-a-pax-credit-card-payment-machine/)

What Is the Fourier Transform?
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/what-is-the-fourier-transform/

Over at Quanta Magazine [Shalma Wegsman] asks What Is the Fourier Transform? [Shalma] begins by telling you a little about Joseph Fourier, the French mathematician with an interest in heat …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/what-is-the-fourier-transform/)

Musical Motors, BLDC Edition
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/musical-motors-bldc-edition/