Tricking an Air Conditioner Into Cooling
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/31/tricking-an-air-conditioner-into-cooling/

Modern heat pumps, of which air conditioners are a subset, seem like simple machines in theory. They just move heat from one place to another. But in order to operate …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/31/tricking-an-air-conditioner-into-cooling/)

Sliding Into Perfection: The Open Task Light
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/sliding-into-perfection-the-open-task-light/

A few years ago Dyson released a desk lamp that could slide up and down, in and out, balancing itself at every position. [Steven Bennett] saw that lamp and wanted …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/sliding-into-perfection-the-open-task-light/)

Crowdsourcing An Investigation Into Coil Whine
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/crowdsourcing-an-investigation-into-coil-whine/

If you’ve heard the high-pitched whine or buzz from an electronic device when a current-carrying inductor is vibrating, you’ll know how unpleasant it can be. It’s common in all kinds …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/crowdsourcing-an-investigation-into-coil-whine/)

PETG: the PLA Filament Alternative that Just Works
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/petg-the-pla-filament-alternative-that-just-works/

A typical response to the previous article on why PLA filament is so darn brittle. This has led some people to not use PLA filament at all, while others promote …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/petg-the-pla-filament-alternative-that-just-works/)

Haiku OS Releases Beta 6
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/haiku-os-releases-beta-6/

After just a little over 25 years of the Haiku project trying to keep the BeOS spirit alive, the team has now released Beta 6. The spicy details of what …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/haiku-os-releases-beta-6/)

A Defrag Simulator In Your Browser
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/a-defrag-simulator-in-your-browser/

Disk Defragmenter was a wonderful utility that Microsoft included with Windows back in the day. Back then, you’d use it to theoretically speed up disk access. Today, you can run …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/a-defrag-simulator-in-your-browser/)

Creating the Greenest Possible Clothing with Living Fungi
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/02/creating-the-greenest-possible-clothing-with-living-fungi/