Even if you don’t cast or forge metal yourself, you’re probably aware that you need to get the material very, very hot to make that happen. While some smiths might …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/18/gas-burner-reuses-printer-nozzle-for-metalwork/)

Iron Nitride Permanent Magnets Made With DIY Ball Mill
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/19/iron-nitride-permanent-magnets-made-with-diy-ball-mill/

Creating strong permanent magnets without using so-called rare earth elements is an ongoing topic of research. An interesting contestant here are iron nitride magnets (α”-Fe16N2), which have the potential to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/19/iron-nitride-permanent-magnets-made-with-diy-ball-mill/)

Flopped Humane “AI Pin” Gets an Experimental SDK
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/19/flopped-humane-ai-pin-gets-an-experimental-sdk/

The Humane AI Pin was ambitious, expensive, and failed to captivate people between its launch and shutdown shortly after. While the units do contain some interesting elements like the embedded …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/19/flopped-humane-ai-pin-gets-an-experimental-sdk/)

Space-Based Datacenters Take The Cloud into Orbit
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/19/space-based-datacenters-take-the-cloud-into-orbit/

Where’s the best place for a datacenter? It’s an increasing problem as the AI buildup continues seemingly without pause. It’s not just a problem of NIMBYism; earthly power grids are …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/19/space-based-datacenters-take-the-cloud-into-orbit/)

Game Boy? NES? Why not Both!
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/19/game-boy-nes-why-not-both/

If you’re a retro Nintendo fan you can of course carry a NES and a Game Boy around with you, but the former isn’t very portable. Never fear though, because …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/19/game-boy-nes-why-not-both/)

Hacker Tactic: ESD Diodes
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/19/hacker-tactic-esd-diodes/

A hacker’s view on ESD protection can tell you a lot about them. I’ve seen a good few categories of hackers neglecting ESD protection – there’s the yet-inexperienced ones, ones …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/19/hacker-tactic-esd-diodes/)

Dual RGB Cameras Get Depth Sensing Powerup
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/19/dual-rgb-cameras-get-depth-sensing-powerup/

It’s sometimes useful for a system to not just have a flat 2D camera view of things, but to have an understanding of the depth of a scene. Dual RGB …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/19/dual-rgb-cameras-get-depth-sensing-powerup/)