Impressive as it most certainly is when an amateur fabricates a semiconductor, most of the projects we’ve seen are more demonstrations than workable chips. [Dr. Semiconductor], however, is going much …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/making-leds-in-the-home-fab/)

Using the Basic SNES Hardware to Play Minecraft
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After previously putting a very basic version of Minecraft on the Game Boy Color, [Tobi] decided to have some fun and port that version also to the Super Nintendo (SNES), …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/using-the-basic-snes-hardware-to-play-minecraft/)

Hackaday Links: August 23, 2026
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We’ll start this week off with some disappointing, though not entirely unexpected, news — the ambitious commercial mission to save NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is officially a bust. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/hackaday-links-august-23-2026/)

3D Printing a Railway Pump Car
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/3d-printing-a-railway-pump-car/

A staple of old movies featuring railways, many handcars – also called pump trolleys or pump cars – feature the characteristic seesawing beam. Requiring at least two people, the motion …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/3d-printing-a-railway-pump-car/)