The Microtronic Phoenix Computer System
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/the-microtronic-phoenix-computer-system/

A team of hackers, [Jason T. Jacques], [Decle], and [Michael A. Wessel], have collaborated to deliver the Microtronic Phoenix Computer System. In 1981 the Busch 2090 Microtronic Computer System was …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/the-microtronic-phoenix-computer-system/)

Jointly is a Typeface Designed for CNC Joinery
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/jointly-is-a-typeface-designed-for-cnc-joinery/

If you have a CNC router, you know you can engrave just about any text with the right tool, but Jointly is a typeface that isn’t meant to be engraved. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/jointly-is-a-typeface-designed-for-cnc-joinery/)

Serious Chemical Threat Sniffer on a Budget
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/serious-chemical-threat-sniffer-on-a-budget/

Chemical warfare detection was never supposed to be a hobbyist project. Yet here we are: Air Quality Guardian by [debdoot], the self-proclaimed world’s first open source chemical threat detection system, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/serious-chemical-threat-sniffer-on-a-budget/)

This Rail Speeder Needs a Little Work
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/this-rail-speeder-needs-a-little-work/

If you take the wheels off a FIAT Punto, you might just notice that those rims fit nicely on a rail. [AT Lab] did, and the resulting build makes for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/this-rail-speeder-needs-a-little-work/)

2025 Hackaday Component Abuse Challenge: Let the Games Begin!
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/2025-hackaday-component-abuse-challenge-let-the-games-begin/

In theory, all parts are ideal and do just exactly what they say on the box. In practice, everything has its limits, most components have non-ideal characteristics, and you can …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/2025-hackaday-component-abuse-challenge-let-the-games-begin/)

How to Have a Medium Format Camera Without Breaking The Bank
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/how-to-have-a-medium-format-camera-without-breaking-the-bank/

For most people, experimentation with film photography comes in the form of the 35 mm format. Its ubiquity in snapshot photography means cameras are readily available at all levels, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/how-to-have-a-medium-format-camera-without-breaking-the-bank/)

Making a Laptop with a Mechanical Keyboard
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/making-a-laptop-with-a-mechanical-keyboard/