Knobs are ubiquitous in technology user interfaces, but touchscreens are increasingly replacing them for interface controls. The latest project from [upir] combines a rotating knob with a touchscreen for a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/05/dialing-it-in-a-3d-printed-knob-with-touchscreen-flair/)

Restoring a Cheap Fume Hood
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/05/restoring-a-cheap-fume-hood/

Semiconductor fabrication is complicated requiring nasty chemicals for everything from dopants to etchants. Working with such chemicals at home is dangerous and after releasing hydrochloride acid fumes into his lab, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/05/restoring-a-cheap-fume-hood/)

Scott Baker’s Magnetic Bubble Memory Mega-Post
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/05/scott-bakers-magnetic-bubble-memory-mega-post/

Over on his blog our hacker [Scott Baker] has a Magnetic Bubble Memory Mega-Post. If you haven’t heard of magnetic bubble memory before it’s basically obsolete nonvolatile memory. Since the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/05/scott-bakers-magnetic-bubble-memory-mega-post/)

The Decisioninator Decides Dinner, Saves Marriage
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/05/the-decisioninator-decides-dinner-saves-marriage/

For something non-explosive, this might be the most American project we’ve featured in a while. [Makerinator]’s domestic bliss was apparently threatened by the question “what shall we have for dinner”– …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/05/the-decisioninator-decides-dinner-saves-marriage/)

Faux Potentiometers Use Magnets, No Contacts
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/faux-potentiometers-use-magnets-no-contacts/

Ever tear open a potentiometer? If you haven’t, you can still probably guess what’s inside. A streak of resistive material with some kind of contact that moves across it as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/faux-potentiometers-use-magnets-no-contacts/)

Spinning Top Chair Revisited
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/spinning-top-chair-revisited/

Designer furniture generally comes with excellent aesthetics and (sometimes) functionality. However, such furniture comes with a price to match. One such piece of furniture is the Magis Spun Chair. It’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/spinning-top-chair-revisited/)

Knowing That It Is Possible
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/knowing-that-it-is-possible/

We like to think that we can do almost anything. Give me a broken piece of consumer electronics, and I’ll open it up and kick the capacitors. Give me an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/knowing-that-it-is-possible/)

The Most Personalized Font is Your Own Handwriting
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/the-most-personalized-font-is-your-own-handwriting/