The Low-Level Waste Dumps in The Atlantic Have Become Ecosystems
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/the-low-level-waste-dumps-in-the-atlantic-have-become-ecosystems/

Recently French and international researchers took a look at the state of the thousands of barrels of radioactive waste that were dumped into the Atlantic Ocean between 1950 and 1990, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/the-low-level-waste-dumps-in-the-atlantic-have-become-ecosystems/)

Abusing SQL to Play DOOM
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/abusing-sql-to-play-doom/

Most laypeople who encounter SQL think of it purely as a tool for managing large datasets. While that is certainly what it was designed for, SQL is still a programming …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/abusing-sql-to-play-doom/)

Easy Ways Sink a Hardware Startup
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/26/easy-ways-sink-a-hardware-startup/

[Ryan Walker] may have written up his observations a few years ago, but the lessons are just as relevant today as they were back then. He shares five easy ways …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/26/easy-ways-sink-a-hardware-startup/)

You Can Make a Microprocessor That’s All Your Own
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/26/you-can-make-a-microprocessor-thats-all-your-own/

For a while now we’ve followed the slow progression of affordable integrated circuit fabrication, and through the likes of Tiny Tapeout we’ve seen impressive strides made. But they’re not the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/26/you-can-make-a-microprocessor-thats-all-your-own/)

The Least Annoying of All Evils
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/26/the-least-annoying-of-all-evils/

If you missed the hubbub this week, it was discovered that the Raspberry Pi Foundation added code in the firmware that locks the boot process up if non-original RAM chips …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/26/the-least-annoying-of-all-evils/)

A Pocket-Sized Digital Fish Tank
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/26/a-pocket-sized-digital-fish-tank/

The problem with trying to make a fish tank fit in your pocket is that you’ll either end up with water everywhere or a bunch of dead fish. Perhaps that’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/26/a-pocket-sized-digital-fish-tank/)

Self-Repairing Conductive Material from Liquid Metal
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/26/self-repairing-conductive-material-from-liquid-metal/

PCB circuits are cool, but you know what is cooler? Terminator circuits that’s what! And what if the same material that makes Terminator circuits could also be used for smart …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/26/self-repairing-conductive-material-from-liquid-metal/)