If you know about Peltier modules, a solid-state fridge seems like an easy project. Pump 12V into the module, include a heat sink and a fan. Then you are done, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/peltier-fridges-have-early-death/)

Elongating a BMX For Drag Racing
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/elongating-a-bmx-for-drag-racing/

BMX bikes are a unique frame geometry, essentially forgoing all travel efficiency for maneuverability and sturdiness. For how much abuse these bikes are designed to take, these are all good …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/elongating-a-bmx-for-drag-racing/)

TAT-8 — The First Transatlantic Fiber — Rises Again
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/tat-8-the-first-transatlantic-fiber-rises-again/

While you may have never heard of TAT-8, there is a good chance you sent some data through it. TAT-8 was the 8th transatlantic communications cable and the first transatlantic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/tat-8-the-first-transatlantic-fiber-rises-again/)

Interplanetary Clock Keeps Time Across the Solar System
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/interplanetary-clock-keeps-time-across-the-solar-system/

There are some clocks, mostly in or around international airports, which have multiple faces to show the time at various cities around the world. Taking more a forward-looking approach is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/interplanetary-clock-keeps-time-across-the-solar-system/)

Restoring a Yamaha DX7 Synthesizer
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/25/restoring-a-yamaha-dx7-synthesizer/

The Yamaha DX7 is one of the most iconic synthesizers that emerged in the early 1980s, and is still very popular today. That said, with even the newest of these …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/25/restoring-a-yamaha-dx7-synthesizer/)

Sub-Second Volumetric 3D Printing
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/25/sub-second-volumetric-3d-printing/

One of the more promising 3D printing technologies that hasn’t quite yet had its spotlight is volumetric 3D printing. Researchers from the Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, have developed a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/25/sub-second-volumetric-3d-printing/)

What One-Winged Squids Can Teach The Airship Renaissance
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/25/what-one-winged-squids-can-teach-the-airship-renaissance/

It’s a blustery January day outside Lakehurst, New Jersey. The East Coast of North America is experiencing its worst weather in decades, and all civilian aircraft have been grounded the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/25/what-one-winged-squids-can-teach-the-airship-renaissance/)