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/)

New Artemis Plan Returns to Apollo Playbook
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/04/new-artemis-plan-returns-to-apollo-playbook/

In their recent announcement, NASA has made official what pretty much anyone following the Artemis lunar program could have told you years ago — humans won’t be landing on the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/04/new-artemis-plan-returns-to-apollo-playbook/)

Success With FreeDOS on a Modern Platform
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/04/success-with-freedos-on-a-modern-platform/

Last summer we took a look at FreeDOS as part of the Daily Drivers series, and found a faster and more complete successor to the DOS of old. The sojourn …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/04/success-with-freedos-on-a-modern-platform/)

Linux Fu: The USB WiFi Dongle Exercise
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/04/linux-fu-the-usb-wifi-dongle-exercise/

If you’ve used Linux for a long time, you know that we are spoiled these days. Getting a new piece of hardware back in the day was often a horrible …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/04/linux-fu-the-usb-wifi-dongle-exercise/)