We're great proponents (and beneficiaries) of open-source hardware here at Hackaday. It's impossible to overstate the impact that the free sharing of ideas has had on the hacker hardware scene. Plus, ...

Researchers in Japan have created a 3-micrometer display that looks like plastic wrap and can make any part of your skin into an electronic display. The idea isn't new, but this display is far thinner...

It’s amazing how quickly a technological pivot will erase the existence of what was previously a modern marvel. A great example of this is the live video projection technology known as the Ei…

This Saturday, April 23, we're hosting a worldwide Hackaday meetup called World Create Day, and we want you to be a part of it. The 2016 Hackaday Prize is all about solving technology problems, and i...

We’ve seen a few remote controlled turret builds in the past, but this one from [Noel Geren] is pretty neat: it shoots water and uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for control. Check it out in a…

[James] works from home. His office is filled with objects that can be described with adjectives such as, "expensive," and, "breakable." His home, however, is filled with professional object-breaker...

There's an old saying that the only two things that are certain are death and taxes. However, unless you live in a nudist colony, there's probably also laundry. [Darpan Bajaj] and some friends were at...

Although we've never had the privilege to drive one, [skaarj] tells us Dacia made some terrible cars. The Dacia 1310, a communist clone of the Renault 12, was cheap, had sixty-two horses under the ho...

Look up ‘concrete lathe’ and you’ll quickly find yourself reading the works of [David Gingery]. His series of books on building a machine shop from scrap begin with a charcoal fou…

A short but highly detailed documentary by [Krzysztof Tyszecki] explores the split-flap display system in place at the Łódź Kaliska train station in Poland as well as the efforts needed by the staf…

It’s no secret that fossil fuels are quickly becoming extinct. As technology charges ever forward, they are disappearing faster and faster. Many of our current dependencies on fossil fuels are assoc...

[Sprite_tm] picked up some used VFD displays for cheap, and wanted to make his own custom temperature and air-quality display. He did that, of course, but turned it into a colossal experiment in re-de...

The Supplyframe Design Lab in Pasadena, CA is opening on May 17th. This space is dedicated to making great ideas reality. It is packed with state of the art tools, with plenty of room for classes and...

The Flir One thermal camera caused quite a stir when it was launched back in 2014. Both the Flir One and its prime competitor Seek Thermal represented the first “cheap” thermal cameras available ...

We are now just three days away from Hackaday World Create Day. On Saturday, April 23rd, the Hackaday community around the world will come together in real life to have fun, share their stories, and t...

Looking for a harmless way to really step up your office warfare game? Why not build a nitrocellulose desktop cannon!? On of our favorite science DIY YouTube channels, [NightHawkInLight] shows…

In the US, we don't hear much about computing from beyond the Anglosphere. We've seen some home computer clones from behind the iron curtain, but getting any information about them is hard. If you fin...

Want to play around with the ESP8266? You'll need a breadboard adapter, which allows you to connect the ESP8266 to a breadboard as you refine your design. Sure, you could just buy one, but where's the...

[luca] has always wanted a flying robot, but despite the recent popularity of quadcopters and drones [luca] has never seen a drone that is truly autonomous. Although sometimes billed as autonomous, qu...

Smart Energy GB are the organisation campaigning for the roll-out of smart energy meters in the UK. Publicizing smart meters and making traditional electricity and gas meters look obsolete is part of ...