If you want improve a model rocket’s performance, all the common options come with serious trade-offs: you could increase the motor’s size, which raises safety issues, or you could cut …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/03/tube-launch-boosts-rockets-performance/)

The Birds Outside, Drawn For You Automatically
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/the-birds-outside-drawn-for-you-automatically/

With artificial intelligence being the bête noir of the moment, there are some projects using it which maybe don’t bring much to the table. So it’s nice to see one …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/the-birds-outside-drawn-for-you-automatically/)

Take Tool Photo, Generate Custom Gridfinity Bin
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/take-tool-photo-generate-custom-gridfinity-bin/

What if the organization and storage benefits of tool shadowing could be had and improved with a modular, semi-automated process? Tracefinity attempts that by generating custom Gridfinity bins from photos …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/take-tool-photo-generate-custom-gridfinity-bin/)

This Week in Security: Baked-in Malware, Freezers Not Freezing, Zoom Snoops Clipboards, and AI Makes Things Worse, Faster
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/this-week-in-security-baked-in-malware-freezers-not-freezing-zoom-snoops-clipboards-and-ai-makes-things-worse-faster/

The AI platform ServiceNow which offers both hosted and on-premises versions just patched a trifecta of CVSS-10 vulnerabilities. CVSS rankings are determined by the severity of a flaw, the ease …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/this-week-in-security-baked-in-malware-freezers-not-freezing-zoom-snoops-clipboards-and-ai-makes-things-worse-faster/)

3D Printed Cubes Provide Passive Cooling
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/3d-printed-cubes-provide-passive-cooling/

Passive evaporative cooling has been used for centuries to reduce temperatures. Heat is drawn off as water evaporates, which in turn reduces temperature. The more efficiently this process happens the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/3d-printed-cubes-provide-passive-cooling/)

Hackaday Podcast Ep 385: 3D Printers with Lasers, Wicked RAM Prices, and Reverse Polish Notation
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/hackaday-podcast-ep-385-3d-printers-with-lasers-wicked-ram-prices-and-reverse-polish-notation/

As the calendar turns a leaf into September, Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List for our weekly look at all things Hackaday. In the news, our retrocomputing competition is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/hackaday-podcast-ep-385-3d-printers-with-lasers-wicked-ram-prices-and-reverse-polish-notation/)

Repairing Traces on a Delidded Pentium III CPU Gone Wrong
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/repairing-traces-on-a-delidded-pentium-iii-cpu-gone-wrong/

Delidding a CPU involves removing the integrated heat spreader (IHS) that’s put over the bare die and the substrate that it is mounted on. The reason for this is usually …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/repairing-traces-on-a-delidded-pentium-iii-cpu-gone-wrong/)

Making a Pole Balance Itself With Propellers
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/making-a-pole-balance-itself-with-propellers/