While plastics are very useful on their own, they can be much stronger when reinforced and mixed with a range of fibers. Not ...

Although not the first to try and build a DIY solar-powered remote control airplane, [ProjectAir]’s recent attempt is the ...

There’s something magical about volumetric displays. They really need to be perceived in person, and no amount of static or video photography will ever do them justice. [AncientJames] has built a few, ...

Many have sought the holy grail of making commercial media both readable and copy-proof, especially once everyone began to ...

When your steam engine build requires multiple microscopes, including those of the scanning electron variety, you know you’re ...

In a recent photo essay for the New Yorker magazine, author Keith Gessen and photographer Andrew McConnell share what life is like for the residents around the launch facility and where Soyuz ...

Media formats have come a long way since the early days of computing. Once upon a time, the very idea of even playing live ...

Breaking Taps] has a look at “parkerization” — a process to coat steel to prevent rust. While you commonly see this finish in firearms, it is usable anywhere you need some ...

There was a time when building a telescope was a rite of passage for budding astronomers, much as building a radio was the ...

Hackaday readers are likely the kind of folks that have a favorite keyboard, so you can probably imagine how devastating it would be to find out that the board you’ve sworn by for years is ...

It is hard to imagine what a mainframe or supercomputer can do when we all have what amounts to supercomputers on our desks. But if you look at something like IBM’s mainframe Telum chip, ...

Michelle Hampson] reports in IEEE Spectrum that Chinese researchers may improve self-driving cars by mimicking how the human ...