When the Channel Tunnel opened in 1994, the undersea rail link saw Britain grew closer to the European mainland than ever before. However, had things gone a little differently, history …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/the-channel-crossing-bridge-that-never-was/)

Connector-Free Zone: PCB Edge as USB-C Interfaces
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/connector-free-zone-pcb-edge-as-usb-c-interfaces/

Sometimes when you’re making a PCB that you plan on programming over USB, but you only plan on plugging in a couple of times, it would be nice to make …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/connector-free-zone-pcb-edge-as-usb-c-interfaces/)

Exploding The Mystical Craftsman Myth
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/exploding-the-mystical-craftsman-myth/

As a Hackaday writer, I see a lot of web pages, social media posts, videos, and other tips as part of my feed. The  best ones I try to bring …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/exploding-the-mystical-craftsman-myth/)

A 3D Printed 16mm Movie Camera
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/a-3d-printed-16mm-movie-camera/

The basic principles of a motion picture film camera should be well understood by most readers — after all, it’s been well over a hundred years since the Lumière brothers …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/a-3d-printed-16mm-movie-camera/)

The Supercon 2025 Badge is Built to be Customized
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/the-supercon-2025-badge-is-built-to-be-customized/

For anyone who’s joined us for previous years, you’ll know that badge hacking and modification are core to the Hackaday Supercon experience. While you’re of course free to leave the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/the-supercon-2025-badge-is-built-to-be-customized/)

Building a Hydraulic Gear Pump Isn’t So Easy
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/building-a-hydraulic-gear-pump-isnt-so-easy/

Hydraulic gear pumps are deceptively simple: just two gears rotating together, forcing the hydraulic oil from one side to the other where the teeth don’t meet, and thus providing the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/building-a-hydraulic-gear-pump-isnt-so-easy/)

Making a Virtual Machine Look like Real Hardware to Malware
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/making-a-virtual-machine-look-like-real-hardware-to-malware/

Running suspicious software in a virtual machine seems like a basic precaution to figure out whether said software contains naughty code. Unfortunately it’s generally rather easy to detect whether or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/making-a-virtual-machine-look-like-real-hardware-to-malware/)