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/

Have you heard of the Sprengel pump? It’s how they drew hard vacuum back before mechanical pumps were perfected — the first light bulbs had their vacuums drawn with Sprengel …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/17/oil-based-sprengel-pump-really-sucks/)

Naturally Radioactive Food and Safe Food Radiation Levels
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/17/naturally-radioactive-food-and-safe-food-radiation-levels/

There was a recent recall of so-called ‘radioactive shrimp’ that were potentially contaminated with cesium-137 (Cs-137). But contamination isn’t an all-or-nothing affair, so you might wonder exactly how hot the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/17/naturally-radioactive-food-and-safe-food-radiation-levels/)

American Science and Surplus Ends Online Sales
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/17/american-science-and-surplus-ends-online-sales/