The big news today is, of course, the successful launch and deployment of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope earlier this morning. The space agency’s latest observatory lifted off at …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/30/hackaday-links-august-30-2026/)

Get Your Monitor Transmitting VHF with a Browser Tool
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/30/get-your-monitor-transmitting-vhf-with-a-browser-tool/

If you’re intending to transmit on the VHF band, you’re probably going to reach for a handheld or some kind of rackmount rig in your ham shack. But you needn’t …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/30/get-your-monitor-transmitting-vhf-with-a-browser-tool/)

Making a Robot to Serve Some Mean Badminton Shuttlecocks
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/30/making-a-robot-to-serve-some-mean-badminton-shuttlecocks/

Sometimes regarded as a less violent form of tennis, badminton is still a pretty challenging sport. One which suffers like so many sports from requiring at least two players since …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/30/making-a-robot-to-serve-some-mean-badminton-shuttlecocks/)

A Flip Disc Display That Does It Slow And Steady
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/31/a-flip-disc-display-that-does-it-slow-and-steady/

Flip disc displays can be quite a task to drive, what with having some sort of actuator mechanism for each and every dot in the display. [Zimm] has built an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/31/a-flip-disc-display-that-does-it-slow-and-steady/)

Digital “Film” For Your Pi Camera
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/31/digital-film-for-your-pi-camera/

The formula of a Raspberry Pi camera is such that it’s almost a self-assembly kit of parts. Over the years we’ve seen a lot of attempts to make one that’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/31/digital-film-for-your-pi-camera/)

What’s Mu Metal?
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/31/whats-mu-metal/

If you tear into old TVs or recording equipment, you may see shields made from some exotic-looking metal. Old timers will tell you it’s called mu metal, and its purpose …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/31/whats-mu-metal/)

USB-C Adapted for Legacy Sprinkler Systems
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/31/usb-c-adapted-for-legacy-sprinkler-systems/

In the modern world USB has become a truly universal connector, with its inclusion on almost every major piece of consumer electronics. It has even expanded well beyond things that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/31/usb-c-adapted-for-legacy-sprinkler-systems/)

Defeating Bacteria In Hot Water Systems With A Heat Exchanger
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/31/defeating-bacteria-in-hot-water-systems-with-a-heat-exchanger/