Many of us use touch pads daily on our laptops, but rarely do we give much thought about what they really do. In fact they are a PCB matrix of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/06/custom-touchpad-pcbs-without-the-pain/)

Plastic Gear Repair
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/06/plastic-gear-repair/

We’ve seen several methods of repairing plastic gears. After all, a gear is usually the same all the way around, so it is very tempting to duplicate a good part …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/06/plastic-gear-repair/)

The Strange Afterlife of the Xbox Kinect
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/06/the-strange-afterlife-of-the-xbox-kinect/

The tale of the Microsoft Xbox Kinect is one of those sad situations where a great product was used in an application that turned out to be a bit of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/06/the-strange-afterlife-of-the-xbox-kinect/)

Combined Crypto, Anglo-American Style
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/06/combined-crypto-anglo-american-style/

If you think about military crypto machines, you probably think about the infamous Enigma machine. However, as [Christos T.] reminds us, there were many others and, in particular, the production …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/06/combined-crypto-anglo-american-style/)

Repairing a 1955 Classic Radio
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/06/repairing-a-1955-classic-radio/

We used to say that fixing something was easier than bringing up a design for the first time. After all, the thing you are fixing, presumably, worked at one time …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/06/repairing-a-1955-classic-radio/)

Open Safety In The Auto Business: Renault Shares Its Battery Fire Suppression Tech
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/07/open-safety-in-the-auto-business-renault-shares-its-battery-fire-suppression-tech/

As consumers worldwide slowly make the switch from internal combustion vehicles to lower-carbon equivalents, a few concerns have appeared about electric vehicles. Range anxiety is ebbing away as batteries become …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/07/open-safety-in-the-auto-business-renault-shares-its-battery-fire-suppression-tech/)

The Long Goodbye: More Instruments Shut Down on the Voyagers as End Nears
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/07/the-long-goodbye-more-instruments-shut-down-on-the-voyagers-as-end-nears/

Saying farewell is hard, and in the case of the Voyager 1 & 2 spacecraft doubly so, seeing as how they have been with us for more than 47 years. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/07/the-long-goodbye-more-instruments-shut-down-on-the-voyagers-as-end-nears/)

This Week in Security: Zen Jailbreak, Telegram Exploit, and VMware Hyperjack
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/07/this-week-in-security-zen-jailbreak-telegram-exploit-and-vmware-hyperjack/