Building a Steam Loco These Days is Nothing But Hacks
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/building-a-steam-loco-these-days-is-nothing-but-hacks/

The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)’s T1 class is famous for many reasons: being enormous, being a duplex, possibly having beaten Mallard’s speed record while no one was looking… and being in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/building-a-steam-loco-these-days-is-nothing-but-hacks/)

Putting a Cheapo 1800W DC-DC Boost Converter to the Test
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/putting-a-cheapo-1800w-dc-dc-boost-converter-to-the-test/

These days ready-to-use DC-DC converters are everywhere, with some of the cheaper ones even being safe to use without an immediate risk to life and limb(s). This piques one’s curiosity …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/putting-a-cheapo-1800w-dc-dc-boost-converter-to-the-test/)

Terminal-Based Web Browsing with Modern Conveniences
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/terminal-based-web-browsing-with-modern-conveniences/

Programmers hold to a wide spectrum of positions on software complexity, from the rare command-line purists to the much more common web app developers, and the two extremes rarely meet. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/terminal-based-web-browsing-with-modern-conveniences/)

Making the Fastest LEGO Technic Air-Powered Engine
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/making-the-fastest-lego-technic-air-powered-engine/

Just because LEGO Technic is technically a toy doesn’t mean that you cannot do solid engineering with it, like building air-powered engines. After first building a simple air-powered piston engine, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/making-the-fastest-lego-technic-air-powered-engine/)

Print Your Own Standardized Wire Spool Storage
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/print-your-own-standardized-wire-spool-storage/

Hardware hackers tend to have loads of hookup wire, and that led [firstgizmo] to design a 3D printable wire and cable spool storage system. As a bonus, it’s Gridfinity-compatible! There …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/print-your-own-standardized-wire-spool-storage/)

Liquid CO2 For Grid Scale Energy Storage Isn’t Just Hot Air
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/liquid-co2-for-grid-scale-energy-storage-isnt-just-hot-air/

There’s folk wisdom in just about every culture that teaches about renewable energy — things like “make hay while the sun shines”. But as an industrial culture, we want to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/liquid-co2-for-grid-scale-energy-storage-isnt-just-hot-air/)

Low-Cost, Portable Streaming Server
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/low-cost-portable-streaming-server/