The humble piezo element is often used as little more than a buzzer in many projects. However, you can do more with them, as [Something Physical] demonstrates with their nifty …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/29/building-a-piezo-noise-box/)

Pictures from Paper Reflections and a Single Pixel
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/29/pictures-from-paper-reflections-and-a-single-pixel/

Taking a picture with a single photoresistor is a brain-breaking idea. But go deeper and imagine taking that same picture with the same photoresistor, but without even facing the object. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/29/pictures-from-paper-reflections-and-a-single-pixel/)

Turbine Blower 3D Prints Every Part, Including Triple Planetary Gears
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/29/turbine-blower-3d-prints-every-part-including-triple-planetary-gears/

There was a time when print-in-place moving parts were a curiosity, but [Tomek] shows that things are now at a point where a hand-cranked turbine blower with integrated planetary gears …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/29/turbine-blower-3d-prints-every-part-including-triple-planetary-gears/)

19th Century Photography in Extreme Miniature
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/29/19th-century-photography-in-extreme-miniature/

Ever since the invention of the microscope, humanity has gained access to the world of the incredibly small. Scientists discovered that creatures never known to exist before are alive in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/29/19th-century-photography-in-extreme-miniature/)

A Scanner for Arduino-Powered Book Archiving
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/29/a-scanner-for-arduino-powered-book-archiving/

Scanners for loose papers have become so commonplace that almost every printer includes one, but book scanners have remained frustratingly rare for non-librarians and archivists. [Brad Mattson] had some books …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/29/a-scanner-for-arduino-powered-book-archiving/)

Windows 95 on PlayStation 2 Works as Well as You Expected
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/29/windows-95-on-playstation-2-works-as-well-as-you-expected/

Playstation 2 with HDD removed to load Windows 95
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-15-58-39-Installing-Windows-95-on-a-PlayStation-2-YouTube.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-15-58-39-Installing-Windows-95-on-a-PlayStation-2-YouTube.png?w=800">When you hear “PS2” and “Windows 95,” you probably think someone forgot a slash and are talking about peripherals, but no — this hack is very much about the Sony …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/29/windows-95-on-playstation-2-works-as-well-as-you-expected/)

Hackaday Links: June 29, 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/29/hackaday-links-june-29-2025/

In today’s episode of “AI Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” we feature the Hertz Corporation and its new AI-powered rental car damage scanners. Gone are the days when …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/29/hackaday-links-june-29-2025/)

Break The Air Gap With Ultrasound
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/29/break-the-air-gap-with-ultrasound/