Anything with a laser has undeniable hacker appeal, even if the laser’s task is as pedestrian as sending data over a fiber ...

In theory, Wankel-style rotary internal combustion engines have many advantages: they ditch the cumbersome crankcase and ...

There is a point where taking technology for granted hides some of the incredible capabilities of seemingly simple devices.

Last weekend was Supercon, and it was, in a word super. So many people sharing so much enthusiasm and hackery, and so many ...

While it sounds like the start of a joke, Australian shipmaker Incat Tasmania isn’t kidding around about electric ships. Hull ...

Over on Hackaday.IO our hacker [bornach] has his entry into the Component Abuse Challenge: Inductors are Wireless Power ...

Finding older versions of particular software can be a real chore, all too often only made possible by the sheer grace and ...

Most of us know that a neon bulb requires a significant voltage to strike, in the region of 100 volts. There are plenty of circuits to make that voltage from a lower supply, should you wish to ...

Old parts such as EPROMs will often find themselves for sale on sites such as eBay, where they are sometimes snapped up by retrocomputing enthusiasts in search of interesting code. Vintage ...