Instant Photography For The Maker
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/07/instant-photography-for-the-maker/

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/

You are at war. Trains are key to keeping your army supplied with fuel, ammunition, food, and medical supplies. But, inexplicably, your trains keep blowing up. Sabotage? Enemy attack? There’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/07/hiding-a-bomb-in-plain-sight/)

Quarterhorse vs Blackbird: Hermeus’ Flight Puts them One Step Closer to Record
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/07/quarterhorse-vs-blackbird-hermeus-flight-puts-them-one-step-closer-to-record/

You’ve got to be ambitious to target a legend. If there’s one thing the folks at Hermeus Aerospace are, though, it’s ambitious: not only do they plan on their Quarterhorse …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/07/quarterhorse-vs-blackbird-hermeus-flight-puts-them-one-step-closer-to-record/)

Building a Super-Compact Cistercian Numerals Clock
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/08/building-a-super-compact-cistercian-numerals-clock/

Around the thirteenth century CE, European society was in the midst between transitioning from Roman numerals to the Arabic numerals that we use today. Less remembered are the Cistercian numerals, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/08/building-a-super-compact-cistercian-numerals-clock/)

Spoofing an Emergency Traffic Preemption Signal
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/08/spoofing-an-emergency-traffic-preemption-signal/

There’s a well-known movie trope in which a hacker takes control of the traffic lights in a city, causing general mayhem or creating a clear getaway path. Unlike many Hollywood …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/08/spoofing-an-emergency-traffic-preemption-signal/)