As electronic components grow ever smaller, a microscope has become an increasingly indispensable tool for any fine work; when inspecting electronics, though, especially solder joints, [Corebb] found a top-down view …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/18/building-a-microscope-with-a-3d-view/)

The New Phobos Martian Moon Rover that Weighs in at Only 15 Grams
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/18/the-new-phobos-martian-moon-rover-that-weighs-in-at-only-15-grams/

Although for many decades the planet Mars has been prodded, poked, driven upon, flown over and especially orbited by various spacecraft, landers and rovers sent over by a certain humanoid …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/18/the-new-phobos-martian-moon-rover-that-weighs-in-at-only-15-grams/)

Off-Grid Refrigeration Using Fire and Salt
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/18/off-grid-refrigeration-using-fire-and-salt/

Refrigeration has been a challenge for humanity since the start. Ancient civilizations in dry climates like Persia and Egypt could use evaporative cooling on a large scale with specialized architecture, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/18/off-grid-refrigeration-using-fire-and-salt/)

Hackaday Links: October 17, 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/18/hackaday-links-october-17-2026/

While Hackaday doesn’t maintain a crime blotter, we couldn’t help but start this week’s post off with a bit of civil disobedience — a retired professor from the University of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/18/hackaday-links-october-17-2026/)

Thunderbolt Strikes Windows98
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/18/thunderbolt-strikes-windows98/

If there’s one thing everyone hated about Windows 98, was the lack of USB4.0 support. We remember vividly the cries of anguish at the launch party when we found out …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/18/thunderbolt-strikes-windows98/)