You Can Now Play DOOM In Microsoft Word, But You Probably Shouldn’t
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/you-can-now-play-doom-in-microsoft-word-but-you-probably-shouldnt/

DOOM used to primarily run on x86 PCs. It later got ported to a bunch of consoles with middling success, and then everything under the sun, from random embedded systems …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/you-can-now-play-doom-in-microsoft-word-but-you-probably-shouldnt/)

Time-of-Flight Sensors: How Do They Work?
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/time-of-flight-sensors-how-do-they-work/

How time of flight works (from the TFmini-S Product Guide)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tof.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tof.png?w=800">If you need to measure a distance, it is tempting to reach for the ubiquitous ultrasonic module like an HC-SR04. These work well, and they are reasonably easy to use. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/time-of-flight-sensors-how-do-they-work/)

DIY Strontium Aluminate Glows in the Dark
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/diy-strontium-aluminate-glows-in-the-dark/

[Maurycyz] points out right up front: several of the reagents used are very corrosive and can produce toxic gasses. We weren’t sure if they were trying to dissuade us not …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/diy-strontium-aluminate-glows-in-the-dark/)

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Hardware-Layered Keyboard
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-hardware-layered-keyboard/

You know (or maybe you didn’t), I get super excited when y’all use the links at the bottom of this round-up we call Keebin’ to communicate with your old pal …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-hardware-layered-keyboard/)

Modulathe Is CNC Ready And Will Machine What You Want
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/modulathe-is-cnc-ready-and-will-machine-what-you-want/

Once upon a time, lathes were big heavy machines driven by massive AC motors, hewn out of cast iron and sheer will. Today, we have machine tools of all shapes …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/modulathe-is-cnc-ready-and-will-machine-what-you-want/)

Smallest USB Device… So Far
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/smallest-usb-device-so-far/

For better or worse it seems to be human nature to compete with one another, as individuals or teams, rather than experience contentedness while moving to the woods and admiring …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/smallest-usb-device-so-far/)

3D-Printed RC Car Focuses on Performance Fundamentals
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/3d-printed-rc-car-focuses-on-performance-fundamentals/