The PICO-8 is what is known as a ‘fantasy console’– you can program it, and there are oodles of games, but it’s not actually the 8-bit console it pretends to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/this-pico-8-handheld-is-no-fantasy/)

Two-Dimensional Material Now Easier to Manufacture
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/two-dimensional-material-now-easier-to-manufacture/

We often see scientific breakthroughs in journals or other media that’s reported on as if it’s a revolutionary technology guaranteed to reshape human existence, only to never hear about it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/two-dimensional-material-now-easier-to-manufacture/)

Pitting a CFD-Optimized Toroidal Propeller Against a Conventional One
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/pitting-a-cfd-optimized-toroidal-propeller-against-a-conventional-one/

Although we often think that we got certain aspects of aerodynamics pretty much licked at this point, details like the optimal shape of a propeller remains hotly debated, both in- …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/pitting-a-cfd-optimized-toroidal-propeller-against-a-conventional-one/)

Metal Gear Solid Moves From PlayStation to ESP32
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/29/metal-gear-solid-moves-from-playstation-to-esp32/

If you haven’t heard of Metal Gear, you probably haven’t played video games these last few decades. The original Metal Gear dates back to 1987 and launched on the MSX, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/29/metal-gear-solid-moves-from-playstation-to-esp32/)

Testing Coulomb’s Law and Similar Fundamentals Yourself Remains Tricky
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/29/testing-coulombs-law-and-similar-fundamentals-yourself-remains-tricky/

How easy is it to build a simple demonstration at home that proves fundamental law of physics, such as Coulomb’s inverse square law, or Maxwell’s equations? This is one of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/29/testing-coulombs-law-and-similar-fundamentals-yourself-remains-tricky/)

Geothermal Cooling For New York’s Subways
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/29/geothermal-cooling-for-new-yorks-subways/

You might think that if you dug some tunnels down into the ground where you could be out of the sunshine, that you might find them to be relatively cool …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/29/geothermal-cooling-for-new-yorks-subways/)

Electromechanical TV Goes 3D with This Light-field Display
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/29/electromechanical-tv-goes-3d-with-this-light-field-display/

A mechanical TV — the kind that makes an image with a Nipkow disk and a single lamp with some help from persistence of vision — is easy enough to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/29/electromechanical-tv-goes-3d-with-this-light-field-display/)

Improved Double-Sided Toner Transfer Method
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/29/improved-double-sided-toner-transfer-method/