Most people’s memories of programming in the 8-bit era revolve around BASIC, and not without reason. Most of the time, it was ...

Over a year ago, we took a look at importing a .step file of a KiCad PCB into FreeCAD, then placing a sketch and extruding it ...

We’ve all done it at some time — made an electrical connection by twisting together the bare ends of some wires. It’s quick, ...

It’s fair to say that the average Hackaday reader enjoys putting together custom electronics. Some of those builds will be ...

Beyond the simple world of basic PLA filaments there is a whole wild world of additives that can change this humble material for better or worse. The most common additives here are primarily to ...

Recently, [Solder Hub] put together a brief video that demonstrates the basics of a Hall Effect sensor — in this case, one ...

One of the great things about sharing hacks is that sometimes one person’s work inspires someone else to take it even further. A case in point is [Ivor]’s colorimeter hacking (parts two and ...

Dedicated word processors are not something we see much of anymore. They were in a weird space: computerized, but not really what you could call a computer, even in those days. More like a fancy ...

Business cards, on the whole, haven’t changed significantly over the past 600-ish years, and arguably are not as important as they used to be, but they are still worth considering as a ...

Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google ...

It’s not every day we hear of a new space propulsion method. Even rarer to hear of one that actually seems halfway practical.

These days, most of us have a smartphone. They are so commonplace that we rarely stop to consider how amazing they truly are.