Although the world of the X86 instruction set architecture (ISA) and related ecosystem is often accused of being ‘stale’ and ‘bloated’, we have seen a flurry of recent activity that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/intel-terminates-x86s-initiative-after-formation-of-new-industry-group/)

Custom Firmware For Even Cheaper Bluetooth Thermometers
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/custom-firmware-for-even-cheaper-bluetooth-thermometers/

Readers may recall when we first covered the $5 Xiaomi LYWSD03MMC temperature and humidity sensor back in 2020. Prolific hacker [Aaron Christophel] wrote a custom firmware for the affordable gadget …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/custom-firmware-for-even-cheaper-bluetooth-thermometers/)

The Bendix G-15 Runs 75,000 Lines of Code
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/the-bendix-g-15-runs-75000-lines-of-code/

There’s a Blue Bendix in Texas, and thanks to [Usagi Electric] it’s the oldest operating computer in North America.  The Bendix G-15, a vacuum tube computer originally released in 1956, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/the-bendix-g-15-runs-75000-lines-of-code/)

An LCD, Touch Sensor, USB-C, And A Microcontroller for a Buck
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/an-lcd-touch-sensor-usb-c-and-a-microcontroller-for-a-buck/

[CNLohr] has been tinkering with some fun parts of late. He’d found out that ordinary LCD screens could be used as simple touch sensors, and he had to try it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/an-lcd-touch-sensor-usb-c-and-a-microcontroller-for-a-buck/)

Nanoscale Imaging and Control of Altermagnetism in MnTe
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/nanoscale-imaging-and-control-of-altermagnetism-in-mnte/

Illustrative models of collinear ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism, and altermagnetism in crystal-structure real space and nonrelativistic electronic-structure momentum space. (Credit: Libor Šmejkal et al., Phys. Rev. X, 2022)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ferromagnetism_antiferromagnetism_altermagnetism.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ferromagnetism_antiferromagnetism_altermagnetism.png?w=800">Altermagnetism is effectively a hybrid form of magnetism and ferromagnetism that might become very useful in magnetic storage as well as spintronics in general. In order to practically use it, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/nanoscale-imaging-and-control-of-altermagnetism-in-mnte/)

Inside a Diamond Plant
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/inside-a-diamond-plant/

While you tend to think of diamonds as ornamental gemstones, diamonds also have many important industrial uses, and many of those diamonds are now synthetic polycrystalline diamonds. How are they …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/inside-a-diamond-plant/)

Vintage Audio Amp Gets LED Lighting Upgrade
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/22/vintage-audio-amp-gets-led-lighting-upgrade/

Vintage hi-fi gear can be very attractive, particularly compared to modern stuff. However, when this stuff starts getting into its third or fourth decade after production, things start to wear …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/22/vintage-audio-amp-gets-led-lighting-upgrade/)

Dog Plays Chess on ESP32
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/22/dog-plays-chess-on-esp32/