We often marvel at the many things a 555 can do. But [Zafer Yildiz] shows us that it can even take the place of a PCB. You’ll see what we …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/dead-bug-timer-relay-needs-no-pcb/)

Radio Apocalypse: America’s Doomsday Rocket Radios
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/radio-apocalypse-americas-doomsday-rocket-radios/

Even in the early days of the Cold War, it quickly became apparent that simply having hundreds or even thousands of nuclear weapons would never be a sufficient deterrent to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/radio-apocalypse-americas-doomsday-rocket-radios/)

CERN’s Large Hadron Collider Runs on A Bendix G-15 in 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/cerns-large-hadron-collider-runs-on-a-bendix-g-15-in-2025/

The Bendix G-15 refurbished by [David at Usagi Electric] is well known as the oldest digital computer in North America. The question [David] gets most is “what can you do …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/cerns-large-hadron-collider-runs-on-a-bendix-g-15-in-2025/)

Debugging the Instant Macropad
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/debugging-the-instant-macropad/

Simple badge or prototype macro pad? Why not both?
" data-image-caption="Every badge needs a Jolly Wrencher
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PXL_20231020_202412670.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PXL_20231020_202412670.jpg?w=800">Last time, I showed you how to throw together a few modules and make a working macropad that could act like a keyboard or a mouse. My prototype was very …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/debugging-the-instant-macropad/)

Pi Port Protection PCB
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/pi-port-protection-pcb/

We’re used to interfaces such as I2C and one-wire as easy ways to hook up sensors and other peripherals to microcontrollers. While they’re fine within the confines of a small …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/pi-port-protection-pcb/)

Butta Melta Stops Rock-solid Butter From Tearing Your Toast
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/butta-melta-stops-rock-solid-butter-from-tearing-your-toast/

Ever ruin a perfectly serviceable piece of toast by trying (and failing) to spread a little pat of rock-solid butter? [John Dingley] doesn’t! Not since he created the Butta Melta …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/butta-melta-stops-rock-solid-butter-from-tearing-your-toast/)

There’s nothing Mini About this Mini Hasselblad-Style Camera’s Sensor
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/theres-nothing-mini-about-this-mini-hasselblad-style-cameras-sensor/

When someone hacks together a digital camera with a Raspberry Pi, the limiting factor for serious photography is usually the sensor. No offense to the fine folks at the foundation, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/theres-nothing-mini-about-this-mini-hasselblad-style-cameras-sensor/)