A lot of making goes on in this community these days, but sometimes you’ve just gotta do some old fashioned hacking. You might have grabbed an old Speak and Spell that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/03/back-to-basics-hacking-on-key-matrixes/)

A Look Inside the Creative MB-10 MIDI Blaster
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/03/a-look-inside-the-creative-mb-10-midi-blaster/

Before it became viable to distribute and play music tracks on home computers, the use of FM and Wavetable synthesis was very common, with MIDI Wavetable-based devices like the Roland …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/03/a-look-inside-the-creative-mb-10-midi-blaster/)

Get Your Green Power On!
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/03/get-your-green-power-on/

Nobody likes power cords, and batteries always need recharging or replacing. What if your device could run on only the power it could gather together by itself from the world …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/03/get-your-green-power-on/)

The Perfect Cheat’s Racing Bicycle
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/03/the-perfect-cheats-racing-bicycle/

One of the ongoing rumors and scandals in professional cycle sport concerns “motor doping” — the practice of concealing an electric motor in a bicycle to provide the rider with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/03/the-perfect-cheats-racing-bicycle/)

Exploring Security Vulnerabilities in a Cheapo WiFi Extender
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/03/exploring-security-vulnerabilities-in-a-cheapo-wifi-extender/

If all you want is just a basic WiFi extender that gets some level of network connectivity to remote parts of your domicile, then it might be tempting to get …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/03/exploring-security-vulnerabilities-in-a-cheapo-wifi-extender/)

Designing A Pen Clip That Never Bends Out Of Shape
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/03/designing-a-pen-clip-that-never-bends-out-of-shape/

If you’ve ever used a ballpoint pen with a clip on the top, you’ve probably noticed they bend pretty easily. The clip relies on you only bending it a small …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/03/designing-a-pen-clip-that-never-bends-out-of-shape/)

Inside SKALA: How Chernobyl’s Reactor Was Actually Controlled
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/03/inside-skala-how-chernobyls-reactor-was-actually-controlled/

Running a nuclear power plant isn’t an easy task, even with the level of automation available to a 1980s Soviet RBMK reactor. In their continuing efforts to build a full-sized, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/03/inside-skala-how-chernobyls-reactor-was-actually-controlled/)