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/)

Old Desk Phone Gets DOOM Port
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/03/old-desk-phone-gets-doom-port/

Old desk phones are fairly useless these days unless you’re building a corporate PBX in your house. However, they can be fun to hack on, as [0x19] demonstrates by porting …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/03/old-desk-phone-gets-doom-port/)

Neither Android nor iOS: DIY Smartphone Runs on ESP32!
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/04/neither-android-nor-ios-diy-smartphone-runs-on-esp32/

You may or may not be reading this on a smartphone, but odds are that even if you aren’t, you own one. Well, possess one, anyway — it’s debatable if …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/04/neither-android-nor-ios-diy-smartphone-runs-on-esp32/)