Most research on electroplating tries to find ways to make it plate parts more uniformly. [Ajc150] took the opposite direction, though, with his selective electroplating project, which uses an electrode …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/painting-in-metal-with-selective-electroplating/)

Comprehensive Test Set Released For The Intel 80286
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/comprehensive-test-set-released-for-the-intel-80286/

Remember the 80286? It was the sequel to the 8086, the chip that started it all, and it powered a great number of machines in the early years of the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/comprehensive-test-set-released-for-the-intel-80286/)

When the UK’s Telephone Network Went Digital With System X
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/when-the-uks-telephone-network-went-digital-with-system-x/

The switch from analog telephone exchanges to a purely digital network meant a revolution in just about any way imaginable. Gone were the bulky physical switches and associated system limitations. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/when-the-uks-telephone-network-went-digital-with-system-x/)

Not Repairing an Old Tape Recorder
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/not-repairing-an-old-tape-recorder/

When you think of a tape recorder, you might think of a cassette tape. However, [Michael Simpson] has an old Star-Lite small reel-to-reel tape machine. It isn’t a repair so …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/not-repairing-an-old-tape-recorder/)

Reachy The Robot Gets a Mini (Kit) Version
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/reachy-the-robot-gets-a-mini-kit-version/

Reachy Mini is a kit for a compact, open-source robot designed explicitly for AI experimentation and human interaction. The kit is available from Hugging Face, which is itself a repository …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/reachy-the-robot-gets-a-mini-kit-version/)

Transparent PCBs Trigger 90s Nostalgia
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/transparent-pcbs-trigger-90s-nostalgia/

What color do you like your microcontroller boards? Blue? Red? Maybe white or black? Sadly, all of those are about to look old hat. Why? Well, as shared by [JLCPCB], …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/transparent-pcbs-trigger-90s-nostalgia/)

This Week in Security: Sharepoint, Initramfs, and More
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/this-week-in-security-sharepoint-initramfs-and-more/

There was a disturbance in the enterprise security world, and it started with a Pwn2Own Berlin. [Khoa Dinh] and the team at Viettel Cyber Security discovered a pair of vulnerabilities …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/this-week-in-security-sharepoint-initramfs-and-more/)