If you own a handheld transceiver of any type then the chances are it will come with a “rubber duck” style antenna. These flexible rubber-coated antennas are a compromise in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/all-handheld-antennas-are-not-born-the-same/)

Sensor Package Aims To Predict Acid Rain
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/01/sensor-package-aims-to-predict-acid-rain/

Acid rain sucks, particularly if you run a fancy university with lots of lovely statues outside. If you’d like to try and predict when it’s going to occur, you might …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/01/sensor-package-aims-to-predict-acid-rain/)

The New Pebble: Now 100% Open Source
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/01/the-new-pebble-now-100-open-source/

The Pebble was the smartwatch darling of the early 2010s, a glimpse of the future in the form of a microcontroller and screen strapped to your wrist. It was snapped …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/01/the-new-pebble-now-100-open-source/)

3D Printing and the Dream of Affordable Prosthetics
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/01/3d-printing-and-the-dream-of-affordable-prosthetics/

As amazing as the human body is, it’s unfortunately not as amazing as e.g. axolotl bodies are, in the sense that they can regrow entire limbs and more. This has …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/01/3d-printing-and-the-dream-of-affordable-prosthetics/)

How To Design 3D Printed Pins that Won’t Break
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/01/how-to-design-3d-printed-pins-that-wont-break/

[Slant 3D] has a useful video explaining some thoughtful CAD techniques for designing 3D printed pins that don’t break and the concepts can be extended to similar features. Sure, one …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/01/how-to-design-3d-printed-pins-that-wont-break/)

Australia’s New Asbestos Scare In Schools
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/01/australias-new-asbestos-scare-in-schools/

Many different brands of colored sand products are being recalled in the wake of the discovery of asbestos.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EC-Rainbow-Sand-1.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EC-Rainbow-Sand-1.png?w=800">Asbestos is a nasty old mineral. It’s known for releasing fine, microscopic fibers that can lodge in the body’s tissues and cause deadly disease over a period of decades. Originally …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/01/australias-new-asbestos-scare-in-schools/)

Quiet Your Drums With An Electronic Setup
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/01/quiet-your-drums-with-an-electronic-setup/

Playing the drums requires a lot of practice, but that practice can be incredibly loud. A nice workaround is presented by [PocketBoy], in converting an acoustic kit to electronic operation …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/01/quiet-your-drums-with-an-electronic-setup/)