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/)

Building a DIY Chicken Incubator
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/building-a-diy-chicken-incubator/

If you want to keep eggs warm to hatch, you’ll need an incubator. You could buy one off the shelf, but they’re not so complex — just a nicely-controlled warm …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/building-a-diy-chicken-incubator/)

A New, Smarter Universal Remote
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/a-new-smarter-universal-remote/

The remote for [Dillan Stock]’s TV broke, so he built a remote. Not just as a replacement but as something new. For some of us, there was a glorious time …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/a-new-smarter-universal-remote/)