Doing it yourself may not get you the most precise lab equipment in the world, but it gets you a hands-on appreciation of the techniques that just can’t be beat. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/23/building-the-simplest-atomic-force-microscope/)

RTL-SDR with Only a Browser
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/23/rtl-sdr-with-only-a-browser/

Surely by now you’ve at least heard of RTL-SDR — a software project that let’s cheap TV tuner dongles work as a software-defined radios. A number of projects and tools …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/23/rtl-sdr-with-only-a-browser/)

Hackaday Links: March 23, 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/23/hackaday-links-march-23-2025/

What a long, strange trip it’s been for NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Bruce Wilmore, who finally completed their eight-day jaunt to space after 289 days. The duo returned to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/23/hackaday-links-march-23-2025/)

“Unnecessary” Automation of a DIY Star Lamp Build
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/23/unnecessary-automation-of-a-diy-star-lamp-build/

It all started with a gift idea: a star-field lamp in the form of a concrete sphere with lightpipes poking out where the stars are, lit up from the inside …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/23/unnecessary-automation-of-a-diy-star-lamp-build/)

Build a Starship Starship Bridge Simulator With EmptyEpsilon
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/23/build-a-starship-starship-bridge-simulator-with-emptyepsilon/

Next time on Star Trek: EmptyEpsilon… (Credit: EmptyEpsilon project)
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Rolling Foam Cutter Gives Mattress a Close Shave
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/24/rolling-foam-cutter-gives-mattress-a-close-shave/

There’s many different reasons why somebody might have to hack together their own solution to a problem. It could be to save money, or to save time. Occasionally it’s because …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/24/rolling-foam-cutter-gives-mattress-a-close-shave/)

Cloudflare’s AI Labyrinth Wants Bad Bots To Get Endlessly Lost
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/24/cloudflares-ai-labyrinth-wants-bad-bots-to-get-endlessly-lost/

Cloudflare has gotten more active in its efforts to identify and block unauthorized bots and AI crawlers that don’t respect boundaries. Their solution? AI Labyrinth, which uses generative AI to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/24/cloudflares-ai-labyrinth-wants-bad-bots-to-get-endlessly-lost/)

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Grasshopper Typewriter
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/24/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-grasshopper-typewriter/

Do you consider your keyboard to be a fragile thing? Meet the glass keyboard by [BranchNo9329], which even has a glass PCB. At least, I think the whole thing is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/24/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-grasshopper-typewriter/)