Over on ScienceDaily we learn that an international team of scientists have turned a common semiconductor germanium into a superconductor. Researchers have been able to make the semiconductor germanium superconductive …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/germanium-semiconductor-made-superconductor-by-gallium-doping/)

Designing a CPU for Native BASIC
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/designing-a-cpu-for-native-basic/

Over the years there have been a few CPUs designed to directly run a high-level programming language, the most common approach being to build a physical manifestation of a portable …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/designing-a-cpu-for-native-basic/)

The Quirky Peripherals In Medical PC Setups
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/18/the-quirky-peripherals-in-medical-pc-setups/

Modern hospitals use a lot of computers. Architecturally speaking, they’re pretty typical machines—running the same CPUs and operating systems as any other PCs out there. However, they do tend to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/18/the-quirky-peripherals-in-medical-pc-setups/)

Neutrino Transmutation Observed For the First Time
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/18/neutrino-transmutation-observed-for-the-first-time/

Once upon a time, transmutation of the elements was a really big deal. Alchemists drove their patrons near to bankruptcy chasing the philosopher’s stone to no avail, but at least …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/18/neutrino-transmutation-observed-for-the-first-time/)

Building And Testing A Turbine Driven Hydro Generator
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/18/building-and-testing-a-turbine-driven-hydro-generator/

The theory behind hydropower is very simple: water obeys gravity and imparts the gained kinetic energy onto a turbine, which subsequently drives a generator.  The devil here is, of course, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/18/building-and-testing-a-turbine-driven-hydro-generator/)

Automatically Remove AI Features From Windows 11
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/18/automatically-remove-ai-features-from-windows-11/

It seems like a fair assessment to state that the many ‘AI’ features that Microsoft added to Windows 11 are at least somewhat controversial. Unsurprisingly, this has led many to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/18/automatically-remove-ai-features-from-windows-11/)