In theory, all parts are ideal and do just exactly what they say on the box. In practice, everything has its limits, most components have non-ideal characteristics, and you can …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/2025-hackaday-component-abuse-challenge-let-the-games-begin/)

How to Have a Medium Format Camera Without Breaking The Bank
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/how-to-have-a-medium-format-camera-without-breaking-the-bank/

For most people, experimentation with film photography comes in the form of the 35 mm format. Its ubiquity in snapshot photography means cameras are readily available at all levels, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/how-to-have-a-medium-format-camera-without-breaking-the-bank/)

Making a Laptop with a Mechanical Keyboard
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/making-a-laptop-with-a-mechanical-keyboard/

A laptop is one of the greatest tools at the disposal of a hacker. They come in all manner of shapes and sizes with all manner of features. But perhaps …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/making-a-laptop-with-a-mechanical-keyboard/)

A 10″ Telescope, Because You Only Live Once
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/a-10-telescope-because-you-only-live-once/

Why build a telescope? YOLO, as the kids say. Having decided that, one must decide what type of far-seer one will construct. For his 10″ reflector, [Carl Anderson] once again …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/a-10-telescope-because-you-only-live-once/)

Perovskite Solar Cell Crystals See the Invisible
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/perovskite-solar-cell-crystals-see-the-invisible/

A new kind of ‘camera’ is poking at the invisible world of the human body – and it’s made from the same weird crystals that once shook up solar energy. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/perovskite-solar-cell-crystals-see-the-invisible/)

Reviewing Deluxe Paint, 40 Years On
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/reviewing-deluxe-paint-40-years-on/

When Deluxe Paint came out with the original Amiga in 1985, it was the killer app for the platform. [Christopher Drum] starts his recent article on just that note, remembering …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/reviewing-deluxe-paint-40-years-on/)

The Practicality Of Solar Powered Meshtastic
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/17/the-practicality-of-solar-powered-meshtastic/

A Meshtastic node has been one of the toys of the moment over the last year, and since they are popular with radio amateurs there’s a chance you’ll already live …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/17/the-practicality-of-solar-powered-meshtastic/)

Oil-Based Sprengel Pump Really Sucks
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/17/oil-based-sprengel-pump-really-sucks/