In the world of software development the term ‘optimization’ is generally reason for experienced developers to start feeling decidedly nervous, especially when a feature is marked as an ‘easy and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/24/the-performance-impact-of-cs-final-keyword-for-optimization/)

Sticky Situation Leads To Legit LEGO Hack
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/24/sticky-situation-leads-to-legit-lego-hack/

[samsuksiri] frequently uses a laptop and has an external drive to store projects. The drive flops around on the end of its tether and gets in the way, so they …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/24/sticky-situation-leads-to-legit-lego-hack/)

Implantable Battery Charges Itself
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/implantable-battery-charges-itself/

Battery technology is the major limiting factor for the large-scale adoption of electric vehicles and grid-level energy storage. Marginal improvements have been made for lithium cells in the past decade …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/implantable-battery-charges-itself/)

Chip Mystery: The Case of the Purloined Pin
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/chip-mystery-the-case-of-the-purloined-pin/

Let’s face it — electronics are hard. Difficult concepts, tiny parts, inscrutable datasheets, and a hundred other factors make it easy to screw up in new and exciting ways. Sometimes …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/chip-mystery-the-case-of-the-purloined-pin/)

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With the Transmitting Typewriter
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-transmitting-typewriter/

Okay, so we’re opening with more than just a keyboard, and that’s fine. In fact, it’s more than fine, it’s probably the cutest lil’ ZX Spectrum you’ll see today. [SrBlonde]’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-transmitting-typewriter/)

Reverse Engineering A Fancy Disposable Vape
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/reverse-engineering-a-fancy-disposable-vape/

Many readers will be aware of the trend for disposable vapes, and how harvesting them for lithium-ion batteries has become a popular pastime in our community. We’re all used to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/reverse-engineering-a-fancy-disposable-vape/)

The Myth of Propellantless Space Propulsion Refuses to Die
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/the-myth-of-propellantless-space-propulsion-refuses-to-die/

In a Universe ruled by the harsh and unyielding laws of Physics, it’s often tempting to dream of mechanisms which defy these rigid restrictions. Although over the past hundred years …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/the-myth-of-propellantless-space-propulsion-refuses-to-die/)