While it is fun to get toys that look like your favorite science fiction props, it is less fun when the electronics in them don’t measure up to the physical …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/13/r2d2-gets-new-brains/)

Why Diamond Transistors Are So Hard To Make
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Many things about diamonds seem eternal, including the many engineering problems related to making them work as a silicon replacement in semiconductor technology. Yet much like a diamond exposed to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/13/why-diamond-transistors-are-so-hard-to-make/)

Rock Sphere Machine Produces Off the Charts Satisfaction
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[Michigan Rocks] says he avoided making rock spheres for a long time on account of the time and cost he imagined was involved. Well, all that is in the past …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/13/rock-sphere-machine-produces-off-the-charts-satisfaction/)

Building the Most Simple Motor in Mostly LEGO
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Although [Jamie’s Brick Jams] has made many far more complicated motor design in the past, it’s nice to go back to the basics and make a motor that uses as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/building-the-most-simple-motor-in-mostly-lego/)

There’s Always Room for 3D Printed Batteries
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There are many applications where you have limits on how much you can cram into a particular space. There are also many applications where you need as much battery as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/theres-always-room-for-3d-printed-batteries/)

Honor Thy Error
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Musician Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies are like a Tarot card deck full of whimsical ideas meant to break up a creative-block situation, particularly in the recording studio. They’re loads of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/honor-thy-error/)

Windows 98 on a 2020 ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 Laptop
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The lovely thing about the x86 architecture is its decades of backwards compatibility, which makes it possible to run 1990s operating systems on modern-day hardware, with relatively few obstacles in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/windows-98-on-a-2020-thinkpad-p14s-gen-1-laptop/)