There are some stories that you can tell a writer has enjoyed composing, and, likely, whoever wrote the piece for Medical Express reporting on new smart underwear to measure human …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/nobody-can-complain-when-you-fart-if-its-for-science/)

Can a Scan Tool Kill a Car?
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/can-a-scan-tool-kill-a-car/

It’s no real secret that modern-day cars are basically a collection of computers on wheels, which also means that we get all the joys of debugging complex computer systems and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/can-a-scan-tool-kill-a-car/)

Dealing With Intermittent Water Utilities
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/dealing-with-intermittent-water-utilities/

In many places, municipal water from a utility is something that’s often taken for granted. A local government or water utility will employ a water tower or pumping facility to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/dealing-with-intermittent-water-utilities/)

Software Development on the Nintendo Famicom in Family BASIC
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/software-development-on-the-nintendo-famicom-in-family-basic/

Back in the 1980s, your options for writing your own code and games were rather more limited than today. This also mostly depended on what home computer you could get …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/software-development-on-the-nintendo-famicom-in-family-basic/)

Hackaday Links: February 15, 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/hackaday-links-february-15-2026/

It probably won’t come as much of a surprise to find that most of the Hackaday staff aren’t exactly what you’d call sports fanatics, so we won’t judge if you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/hackaday-links-february-15-2026/)

Removing the BIOS Administrator Password on a ThinkPad Takes Timing
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/removing-the-bios-administrator-password-on-a-thinkpad-takes-timing/

In the olden days, an administrator password on a BIOS was a mere annoyance, one quickly remedied by powering off the system and pulling its CMOS battery or moving a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/removing-the-bios-administrator-password-on-a-thinkpad-takes-timing/)

Microfluidic Display Teaches The Basics
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/microfluidic-display-teaches-the-basics/

We’ve always been interested in fluidic logic and, based on [soiboi’s] videos, he is too. His latest shows how to use silicone and a vacuum to build a multiplexed dot …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/microfluidic-display-teaches-the-basics/)

Inside a Fake Mean Well DIN-rail PSU
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/16/inside-a-fake-mean-well-din-rail-psu/