This week, Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met up over assorted beverages to bring you the latest news, mystery sound results show, and of course, a big bunch of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/06/hackaday-podcast-episode-360-cool-rubber-bands-science-y-stuff-and-the-whys-of-office-supplies/)

Portable Tow Rope Batman Would Be Proud Of
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/06/portable-tow-rope-batman-would-be-proud-of/

Out of all of Batman’s massive array of tools which turn a relatively ordinary person into a superhero, perhaps his most utilitarian is his grappling gun — allowing him the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/06/portable-tow-rope-batman-would-be-proud-of/)

The World’s Smallest Marble Clock With Pick and Place Arm
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/06/the-worlds-smallest-marble-clock-with-pick-and-place-arm/

Clocks come in many styles and sizes, with perhaps the most visually pleasing ones involving marbles. Watching these little spheres obey gravity and form clearly readable numbers on a clock …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/06/the-worlds-smallest-marble-clock-with-pick-and-place-arm/)

Choice, Control, and Interruption
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/07/choice-control-and-interruption/

We were talking about [Maya Posch]’s rant on smartphones, “The Curse of the Everything Device”. Maya’s main point is that because the smartphone, or computer, can do everything, it’s hard …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/07/choice-control-and-interruption/)

Instant Photography For The Maker
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Instant photography is a miracle of the analog age, chemical photographs that develop in your hands moments after the shutter has been pressed. You can buy instant cameras and film …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/07/instant-photography-for-the-maker/)

The Tragic Demise of the Technirama Prism-Based Anamorphic Lens
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/07/the-tragic-demise-of-the-technirama-prism-based-anamorphic-lens/

Although to the average person a camera lens is just that bit of glass you stick on the front of the camera to make stuff appear in focus, there’s a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/07/the-tragic-demise-of-the-technirama-prism-based-anamorphic-lens/)

How the Chornobyl NPP Got Modernized in the 1990s
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/07/how-the-chornobyl-npp-got-modernized-in-the-1990s/

During the 1990s the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant – formerly the Chernobyl NPP – continued operating with its remaining three RBMK reactors, but of course the 1970s-era automation with its …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/07/how-the-chornobyl-npp-got-modernized-in-the-1990s/)

Hiding a Bomb in Plain Sight
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/07/hiding-a-bomb-in-plain-sight/