We don’t often consider using do-it-yourself projects as a hedge against the apocalypse. But [The Thought Emporium] thinks we should know how to make penicillin just in case. We aren’t …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/diy-penicillin/)

Adorable Robot Steals the Show
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/adorable-robot-steals-the-show/

An ongoing refrain with modern movies is “Why is all of this CG?”– sometimes, it seems like practical effects are simultaneously a dying art, while at the same time modern …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/adorable-robot-steals-the-show/)

Tracking the Sun? Nah!
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/07/tracking-the-sun-nah/

If you want solar power, you usually have to make a choice. You can put a solar panel in a fixed location and accept that it will only put out …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/07/tracking-the-sun-nah/)

Magic On Your Desk via MagLev Toy
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/07/magic-on-your-desk-via-maglev-toy/

Magnets aren’t magic, but sometimes you can do things with them to fool the uninitiated — like levitating. [Jonathan Lock] does that with his new maglev desk toy, that looks …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/07/magic-on-your-desk-via-maglev-toy/)

Big Chemistry: Cement and Concrete
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/07/big-chemistry-cement-and-concrete/

Not too long ago, I was searching for ideas for the next installment of the “Big Chemistry” series when I found an article that discussed the world’s most-produced chemicals. It …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/07/big-chemistry-cement-and-concrete/)

Germany’s Cabinentaxi: The Double-Sided Monorail That Wasn’t Meant To Be
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/07/germanys-cabinentaxi-the-double-sided-monorail-that-wasnt-meant-to-be/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vca3EF4C5xU
" data-image-caption="Cabinentaxi layout as it existed in 1978, with labels by the Tim Traveller YT channel.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cabinentaxi_1978_rvr_with_tim_traveller_labels.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cabinentaxi_1978_rvr_with_tim_traveller_labels.jpg?w=800">The 1970s was a perfect time for alternative modes of transport to be trialed that might replace cars in the wake of the global oil crisis. One of these was …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/07/germanys-cabinentaxi-the-double-sided-monorail-that-wasnt-meant-to-be/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 832: Give Yourself a Medal
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/07/floss-weekly-episode-832-give-yourself-a-medal/

This week, Jonathan Bennett chats with Alexandre Dulaunoy and Quentin Jérôme about Kunai and CIRCL! How does Kunai help solve Linux security monitoring? Why is eBPF the right place for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/07/floss-weekly-episode-832-give-yourself-a-medal/)