Many things about diamonds seem eternal, including the many engineering problems related to making them work as a silicon replacement in semiconductor technology. Yet much like a diamond exposed to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/13/why-diamond-transistors-are-so-hard-to-make/)
Rock Sphere Machine Produces Off the Charts Satisfaction
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/13/rock-sphere-machine-produces-off-the-charts-satisfaction/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/13/rock-sphere-machine-produces-off-the-charts-satisfaction/
[Michigan Rocks] says he avoided making rock spheres for a long time on account of the time and cost he imagined was involved. Well, all that is in the past …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/13/rock-sphere-machine-produces-off-the-charts-satisfaction/)
Building the Most Simple Motor in Mostly LEGO
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/building-the-most-simple-motor-in-mostly-lego/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/building-the-most-simple-motor-in-mostly-lego/
Although [Jamie’s Brick Jams] has made many far more complicated motor design in the past, it’s nice to go back to the basics and make a motor that uses as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/building-the-most-simple-motor-in-mostly-lego/)
There’s Always Room for 3D Printed Batteries
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https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/theres-always-room-for-3d-printed-batteries/
There are many applications where you have limits on how much you can cram into a particular space. There are also many applications where you need as much battery as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/theres-always-room-for-3d-printed-batteries/)
Musician Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies are like a Tarot card deck full of whimsical ideas meant to break up a creative-block situation, particularly in the recording studio. They’re loads of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/honor-thy-error/)
Windows 98 on a 2020 ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 Laptop
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/windows-98-on-a-2020-thinkpad-p14s-gen-1-laptop/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/windows-98-on-a-2020-thinkpad-p14s-gen-1-laptop/
The lovely thing about the x86 architecture is its decades of backwards compatibility, which makes it possible to run 1990s operating systems on modern-day hardware, with relatively few obstacles in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/windows-98-on-a-2020-thinkpad-p14s-gen-1-laptop/)