3D printing is all well and good for prototyping, and it can even produce useful parts. If you want real strenght in plastics, though, or to produce a LOT of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/05/3d-print-your-own-injection-molds-ejector-pins-and-all/)

Nebula Mouse: The 6-DOF You Build Yourself
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/05/nebula-mouse-the-6-dof-you-build-yourself/

Let’s say your CAD workflow is starving for spatial awareness. Your fingers yearn to push, twist, and orbit – not just click. Enter the Nebula Mouse. A 6-DOF DIY marvel, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/05/nebula-mouse-the-6-dof-you-build-yourself/)

Hardware Built For Executing Python (Not Pythons)
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/hardware-built-for-executing-python-not-pythons/

Lots of microcontrollers will accept Python these days, with CircuitPython and MicroPython becoming ever more popular in recent years. However, there’s now a new player in town. Enter PyXL, a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/hardware-built-for-executing-python-not-pythons/)

Improving Flying Drones By Mimicking Flying Squirrels
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/improving-flying-drones-by-mimicking-flying-squirrels/

With the ability to independently adjust the thrust of each of their four motors, quadcopters are exceptionally agile compared to more traditional aircraft. But in an effort to create an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/improving-flying-drones-by-mimicking-flying-squirrels/)

Optical Contact Bonding: Where the Macro Meets the Molecular
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/optical-contact-bonding-where-the-macro-meets-the-molecular/

If you take two objects with fairly smooth surfaces, and put these together, you would not expect them to stick together. At least not without a liberal amount of adhesive, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/optical-contact-bonding-where-the-macro-meets-the-molecular/)

AI Brings Play-by-Play Commentary to Pong
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/ai-brings-play-by-play-commentary-to-pong/

While most of us won’t ever play Wimbledon, we can play Pong. But it isn’t the same without the thrill of the sportscaster’s commentary during the game. Thanks to [Parth …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/ai-brings-play-by-play-commentary-to-pong/)

Supercon 2024: A Hacker’s Guide to Analog Design in a Digital World
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/supercon-2024-a-hackers-guide-to-analog-design-in-a-digital-world/

We often think of analog computing as a relic of the past, room-sized monstrosities filled with vacuum tubes doing their best to calculate Monte Carlo simulations or orbital velocities. Analog …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/supercon-2024-a-hackers-guide-to-analog-design-in-a-digital-world/)