Connecting an LED to a battery seems trivial. If you have any knowledge of using breadboards, knowing that red goes with red, and that black goes with black, it’s as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/breakout-boards-for-the-blind/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 335: Beer, Toast, and Pi
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/hackaday-podcast-episode-335-beer-toast-and-pi/

What happens when you listen in on Elliot Williams and Al Williams? You get a round up of the best of last week’s Hackaday posts, of course. The topics this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/hackaday-podcast-episode-335-beer-toast-and-pi/)

The Advanced Project Gemini Concepts That Could Have Been
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/the-advanced-project-gemini-concepts-that-could-have-been/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MOL_USAF.png
" data-image-caption="Illustration of a Gemini B reentry vehicle separating from the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL). (Source: US Air Force)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MOL_USAF.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MOL_USAF.png?w=695">Looking back on the trajectory leading to Project Apollo and the resulting Moon missions, one can be forgiven for thinking that this was a strict and well-defined plan that was …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/the-advanced-project-gemini-concepts-that-could-have-been/)

The (RF) Sniff Test
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/the-rf-sniff-test/

Sometimes the old tricks are the best. [Kevin] learned an old trick about using a ‘scope to sniff RF noise and pays it forward by sharing it in a recent …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/the-rf-sniff-test/)

The Confusing World of Wood Preservation Treatments
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/the-confusing-world-of-wood-preservation-treatments/

Wood is an amazing material to use around the house, both for its green credentials and the way it looks and feels. That said, as a natural product there are …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/the-confusing-world-of-wood-preservation-treatments/)

Feathers are Fantastic, but Flummoxing for Engineers
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/feathers-are-fantastic-but-flummoxing-for-engineers/

Birds are pretty amazing creatures, and one of the most amazing things about them and their non-avian predecessors are feathers. Engineers and scientists are finding inspiration from them in surprising …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/feathers-are-fantastic-but-flummoxing-for-engineers/)

NFC Hidden In Floppy Disk For Retro-Themed PC
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/nfc-hidden-in-floppy-disk-for-retro-themed-pc/

As we all look across a sea of lifeless, nearly identically-styled consumer goods, a few of us have become nostalgic for a time when products like stereo equipment, phones, appliances, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/nfc-hidden-in-floppy-disk-for-retro-themed-pc/)