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/)

Measuring Nanoparticles by Scattering a Laser
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/30/measuring-nanoparticles-by-scattering-a-laser/

A fundamental difficulty of working with nanoparticles is that your objects of study are too small for an optical microscope to resolve, and thus measuring their size can be quite …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/30/measuring-nanoparticles-by-scattering-a-laser/)

FPGA Brings UNIX v1 to the DEC J-11
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/30/fpga-brings-unix-v1-to-the-dec-j-11/

If you’ve never used a PDP-11 before it’s probably because you simply weren’t around in the 70s and 80s. Although they started as expensive machines only in research labs and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/30/fpga-brings-unix-v1-to-the-dec-j-11/)

Open Source Interactive Wallpapers for Windows
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/30/open-source-interactive-wallpapers-for-windows/

It’s late at night, and you’re avoiding work that was supposed to be done yesterday. You could open an application on your desktop to keep your attention, or what about …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/30/open-source-interactive-wallpapers-for-windows/)

Building a Shifting Ratchet Wrench
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/30/building-a-shifting-ratchet-wrench/

Convenient though they may be, [Trevor Faber] found some serious shortcomings in shifting spanners: their worm gears are slow to adjust and prone to jamming, they don’t apply even force …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/30/building-a-shifting-ratchet-wrench/)

Silent No More: Open-Source Fix for Mic Mishaps
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/30/silent-no-more-open-source-fix-for-mic-mishaps/

“Sorry, my mic was muted…” With the rise of video calls, we’ve all found ourselves rushing to mute or unmute our mics in the midst of a call. This open-source …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/30/silent-no-more-open-source-fix-for-mic-mishaps/)