The usual input device for playing a synthesizer is the good old piano keyboard. However, you don’t have to stick to such pedestrian interfaces when making music. [Daisy] has a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/29/building-a-simple-ribbon-synth/)

A Flexible Light Inspired by IKEA
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/29/a-flexible-light-inspired-by-ikea/

The IKEA SMÅSNÖRE is a flexible silicone rod with an embedded LED strip, attached at each end to a base. It’s eye-catching enough, and it has the useful property of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/29/a-flexible-light-inspired-by-ikea/)

On the Benefits of Filling 3D Prints With Spray Foam
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/29/on-the-benefits-of-filling-3d-prints-with-spray-foam/

Closed-cell self-expanding foam (spray foam) is an amazing material that sees common use in construction. But one application that we hadn’t heard of before was using it to fill the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/29/on-the-benefits-of-filling-3d-prints-with-spray-foam/)

DIY Light Panels Work With Home Assistant
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/29/diy-light-panels-work-with-home-assistant/

There are a few major companies out there building colorful LED panels you can stick on your wall for aesthetic purposes. Most commercial options are pretty expensive, and come with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/29/diy-light-panels-work-with-home-assistant/)

Has Steampunk Delivered the Hoverboard?
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/29/has-steampunk-delivered-the-hoverboard/

The hoverboard, one of the teen crazes of the last decade, is both a marvel of technology and a source of hacker parts that have appeared in so many projects …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/29/has-steampunk-delivered-the-hoverboard/)

A Holographic Seven-Segment Clock
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/a-holographic-seven-segment-clock/

Seven-segment displays are one of the most ho-hum ways to display the time. They were cool for a little bit in the 70s, but by now, they’re a little bit …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/a-holographic-seven-segment-clock/)

Magnus Effect Drone Flies, Looks Impossible
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/magnus-effect-drone-flies-looks-impossible/

By now we’re all familiar with the quad-rotor design most popular among modern drones, and of course there are many variants using more or less propellers and even fixed-wing drones …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/magnus-effect-drone-flies-looks-impossible/)