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/)

Creating an Ultra-Stable Lunar Clock With a Cryogenic Silicon Cavity Laser
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/04/creating-an-ultra-stable-lunar-clock-with-a-cryogenic-silicon-cavity-laser/

Phase-coherent lasers are crucial for many precision tasks, including timekeeping. Here on Earth the most stable optical oscillators are used in e.g. atomic clocks and many ultra-precise scientific measurements, such …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/04/creating-an-ultra-stable-lunar-clock-with-a-cryogenic-silicon-cavity-laser/)