KiCad is a useful tool for designing printed circuit boards, but it’s of no use to you if you can’t install it on the computer you’re on. To get around …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/22/kicad-in-the-browser/)

Keeping Old Wi-Fi Radios Alive With Stream Conversion
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/22/keeping-old-wi-fi-radios-alive-with-stream-conversion/

There are plenty of Wi-Fi radios out there that were built over the last two decades or so. However, many older models are now becoming less useful because many internet …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/22/keeping-old-wi-fi-radios-alive-with-stream-conversion/)

An Open Source Linear Capacitive Encoder
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/22/an-open-source-linear-capacitive-encoder/

If you’ve ever pulled apart a set of digital calipers, you’ve probably marvelled at the capacitive encoder that does all the measuring work. There’s nothing stopping you from using the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/22/an-open-source-linear-capacitive-encoder/)

Car’s Camera Footage Backed up to NAS
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/22/cars-camera-footage-backed-up-to-nas/

For as many sensors, cameras, and computers as there are on modern cars, they ought to be a dream to poke around in and customize to one’s liking. Unfortunately they’re …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/22/cars-camera-footage-backed-up-to-nas/)

NASA Batteries Survive Extreme Cold and Heat
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/22/nasa-batteries-survive-extreme-cold-and-heat/

One of the major limits of mass-produced batteries is the electrolyte. From lead-acid to lithium ion, there’s some temperature where the electrolyte will freeze and cause all sorts of problems, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/22/nasa-batteries-survive-extreme-cold-and-heat/)

Restoring a Soviet ES-4001 Mainframe Control Panel
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/22/restoring-a-soviet-es-4001-mainframe-control-panel/

Recently the [Chornobyl Family] got their hands on an ES-4001 control panel for a 1970s-era Soviet mainframe, with the intention to restore it to full working order. Not just because …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/22/restoring-a-soviet-es-4001-mainframe-control-panel/)

DOOM Ported to a $30 Clamp Meter
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/23/doom-ported-to-a-30-clamp-meter/

DOOM. Boil it, mash it, stick it in a stew, it’s the game that runs on anything and everything. Now, the classic shooter is running on a rather unlikely target—a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/23/doom-ported-to-a-30-clamp-meter/)