Hackaday Links: September 13, 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/hackaday-links-september-13-2026/

We try to steer clear of politics and societal issues here at Hackaday, so a protest is not usually the sort of thing we’d cover. But we figure it’s safe …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/hackaday-links-september-13-2026/)

Re-creating NASA’s Heat Shield Problem
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/re-creating-nasas-heat-shield-problem/

After the Orion capsule of the Artemis I lunar mission returned to Earth, it was found that massive chunks of its heatshield had been ripped off, posing a serious risk …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/re-creating-nasas-heat-shield-problem/)

Dramatically Increasing Usable Closet Space
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/dramatically-increasing-usable-closet-space/

As any science YouTuber or first-year physics student is quick to point out, the universe is mostly empty space. Not just space itself, but the amount of “empty” space between …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/dramatically-increasing-usable-closet-space/)

CircuitPython Goes Turbo With Precompiled Functions
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/14/circuitpython-goes-turbo-with-precompiled-functions/

It would not be at all original to declare that Python is the new BASIC. Like BASIC, it has been the first programming language for a whole generation of coders, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/14/circuitpython-goes-turbo-with-precompiled-functions/)

It’s The Speech Synthesiser You Wanted, For The Computer You Had
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/14/its-the-speech-synthesiser-you-wanted-for-the-computer-you-had/

If you had an 8-bit computer in the 1980s and bought a speech synthesiser for it, what you got was invariably an alophone-based synthesiser using the SP0256 or similar. You …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/14/its-the-speech-synthesiser-you-wanted-for-the-computer-you-had/)

How High-Voltage Current Transformers Monitor the Grid
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/14/how-high-voltage-current-transformers-monitor-the-grid/

Being able to monitor voltages and currents is essential for many applications, with the national electrical grid being no exception. The obvious complication here is that the voltages and currents …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/14/how-high-voltage-current-transformers-monitor-the-grid/)

Writing an ESP32 Bluetooth Printer Driver In Two Acts
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/14/writing-an-esp32-bluetooth-printer-driver-in-two-acts/