For many people of a certain age, the DEC VAX was the first computer they ever used. They were everywhere, powerful for their day, and relatively affordable for schools and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/28/your-vax-in-a-cloud-is-ready/)

Testing at Scale
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/28/testing-at-scale/

We’ve said it before: building one-offs is different from building at scale. Even on a small scale. There was a time when it was rare for a hobbyist to produce …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/28/testing-at-scale/)

Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides: Super-Conducting, Super-Capacitor Semiconductors
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/28/transition-metal-dichalcogenides-super-conducting-super-capacitor-semiconductors/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monolayer_TMDC_structure.jpg
" data-image-caption="Crystal structure of a monolayer of transition metal dichalcogenide.(Credit: 3113Ian, Wikimedia)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Monolayer_TMDC_structure.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Monolayer_TMDC_structure.jpg?w=800">Transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are the subject of an emerging field in semiconductor research, with these materials offering a range of useful properties that include not only semiconductor applications, but also …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/28/transition-metal-dichalcogenides-super-conducting-super-capacitor-semiconductors/)

Parcae: A Trio of Spy Satellites
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/28/parcae-a-trio-of-spy-satellites/

Did you ever hear of a satellite called Parcae (pronounced like park-eye)? If you haven’t, don’t feel bad—it was, after all, a top-secret project only revealed in July 2023. [Ivan …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/28/parcae-a-trio-of-spy-satellites/)

Cool Kinetic Sculpture Has Tooling Secrets to Share
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/cool-kinetic-sculpture-has-tooling-secrets-to-share/

Occasionally, we get a tip for a project that is so compelling that we just have to write it up despite lacking details on how and why it was built. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/cool-kinetic-sculpture-has-tooling-secrets-to-share/)

Paper Tape – With LASERs!
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/paper-tape-with-lasers/

Though it is many decades since paper tape was commonly used as a data input or storage medium, it still holds a fascination for many who work with computers. Over …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/paper-tape-with-lasers/)

Supercon 2024: Joshua Wise Hacks the Bambu X1 Carbon
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/supercon-2024-joshua-wise-hacks-the-bambu-x1-carbon/

Bambu Labs have been in the news lately. Not because of the machines themselves, but because they are proposing a firmware change that many in our community find restricts their …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/supercon-2024-joshua-wise-hacks-the-bambu-x1-carbon/)