ECE 4760/5730 is the Digital Systems Design Using Microcontrollers course at Cornell University taught by [Hunter Adams]. The list of projects for spring this year includes forty write-ups — if …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/30/the-latest-projects-from-cornells-ece-4760-5730/)

This Soviet-Style Clock Uses Homemade Nixie Tubes and Glowing Logic
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/this-soviet-style-clock-uses-homemade-nixie-tubes-and-glowing-logic/

The Neon glow of a Nixie tube makes for an attractive clock, but that’s not enough neon for some people. [Changliang Li] is apparently one of those people, because he’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/this-soviet-style-clock-uses-homemade-nixie-tubes-and-glowing-logic/)

Watch Bondo Putty Get Sprayed Onto 3D Prints
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/watch-bondo-putty-get-sprayed-onto-3d-prints/

3D prints destined for presentation need smooth surfaces, and that usually means sanding. [Uncle Jessy] came across an idea he decided to try out for himself: spraying Bondo spot putty …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/watch-bondo-putty-get-sprayed-onto-3d-prints/)

Building a Macro Pad into a Business Card
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/building-a-macro-pad-into-a-business-card/

A business card is a convenient way to share your contact information, but it’s unfortunately prone to being thrown away or forgotten. PCB business cards try to get around this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/building-a-macro-pad-into-a-business-card/)

NASA is Taking Suggestions for Raising Swift’s Orbit
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/nasa-is-taking-suggestions-for-raising-swifts-orbit/

Launched in 2004, the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory – formerly the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer – has been dutifully studying gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) during its two-year mission, before moving on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/nasa-is-taking-suggestions-for-raising-swifts-orbit/)

Lightning Talks On Time, With This Device
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/lightning-talks-on-time-with-this-device/

Ask a Hackaday scribe who’s helped run the lightning talks at one of our events, and they’ll tell you that keeping the speakers on time is a challenge. Conversely if …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/lightning-talks-on-time-with-this-device/)

Hackaday Links: August 31, 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/hackaday-links-august-31-2025/

Back in March, we covered the story of Davis Lu, a disgruntled coder who programmed a logic bomb into his employers’ systems. His code was malicious in the extreme, designed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/hackaday-links-august-31-2025/)