Automotive airbags are key safety devices that aim to reduce injuries and mortality in the event of motor vehicle accidents. These rapidly-inflating cushions act to soften the blow of an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/23/how-safe-are-old-airbags-anyway/)

Nuclear Waste Remediation by Proton Beam
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One of the issues with nuclear power plants is that they produce long-lived radioactive waste. Storing spent nuclear fuel is a real problem. However, researchers at the Department of Energy’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/23/nuclear-waste-remediation-by-proton-beam/)

Tech In Plain Sight: Projection Clocks
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You wake up in the middle of the night. Is it time to get up? Well, you can look at the nightstand clock. Unless your partner is in the way. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/23/tech-in-plain-sight-projection-clocks/)

ATABoy is an Open Source USB Bridge For Old IDE Drives
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/23/ataboy-is-an-open-source-usb-bridge-for-old-ide-drives/

You can get an IDE to USB bridge from all the usual sources, but you may find those fail on the older drives in your collection– apparently they require drives …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/23/ataboy-is-an-open-source-usb-bridge-for-old-ide-drives/)