DIY X-Rays Made Easy
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/diy-x-rays-made-easy/

Who doesn’t want an X-ray machine? But you need a special tube and super high voltage, right? [Project 326] says no, and produces a USB-powered device that uses a tube …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/diy-x-rays-made-easy/)

Measuring the Impact of LLMs on Experienced Developer Productivity
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/measuring-the-impact-of-llms-on-experienced-developer-productivity/

https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/metr_llm_forecasted-vs-observed.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/metr_llm_forecasted-vs-observed.png?w=800">Recently AI risk and benefit evaluation company METR ran a randomized control test (RCT) on a gaggle of experienced open source developers to gain objective data on how the use …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/measuring-the-impact-of-llms-on-experienced-developer-productivity/)

Get Roped Into Magnetic Core Memory with this 512 bit Module
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/get-roped-into-magnetic-core-memory-with-this-512-bit-module/

Magnetic Core memory was the RAM at the heart of many computer systems through the 1970s, and is undergoing something of a resurgence today since it is easiest form of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/get-roped-into-magnetic-core-memory-with-this-512-bit-module/)

The 555 Writ Large
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/the-555-writ-large/

Few electronic ICs can claim to be as famous as the 555 timer. Maybe part of the reason is that the IC doesn’t have a specific function. It has a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/the-555-writ-large/)

The Cantareel is Hurdy-Guitar Turned Inside Out
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/the-cantareel-is-hurdy-guitar-turned-inside-out/

Sometimes, all you need to make something work is to come at it from a different angle from anyone else — flip the problem on its head, so to speak. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/the-cantareel-is-hurdy-guitar-turned-inside-out/)

Trickle Down: When Doing Something Silly Actually Makes Sense
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/trickle-down-when-doing-something-silly-actually-makes-sense/

One of the tropes of the space race back in the 1960s, which helped justify the spending for the part of the public who thought it wasn’t worth it, was …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/trickle-down-when-doing-something-silly-actually-makes-sense/)

Wire Like a Pro: Peeking into Wire Harness Mastery
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/wire-like-a-pro-peeking-into-wire-harness-mastery/