Spectravideo is not exactly the most well-known microcomputer company, but they were nevertheless somewhat active in the US ...

For those of us hackers who have gone down a machining rabbit hole, we all know how annoying it can be to over-machine a part. Thermal spraying, while sounding sci-fi, is a method where you can ...

When you hear it said that “Modern steel is disposable by design”, your ears perk up, as you just caught the unmistakable ...

Handheld computers have become very much part of the hardware hacker scene, as the advent of single board computers long on ...

The header image above shows a completely unsupported 3D-printed bridge, believe it or not. You’re looking at the bottom of ...

When you think of a US Nuclear accident, you probably think of Three Mile Island. However, there have been over 50 accidents of varying severity in the US, with few direct casualties. (No one died ...

For most of us, the days of having to insert a disc to play our media are increasingly behind us. But if you’d like to provide your kids with the experience, you could use CardFlix. For the ...

One of the joys of writing up the entries for the 2025 Component Abuse Challenge has come in finding all the different alternative uses for the humble transistor. This building block of all modern ...

To our younger readers, a car without an all-touchscreen “infotainment” system may look clunky and dated, but really, you kids don’t know what they’re missing. Buttons, ...

There are various CAD challenges out there that come with bragging rights. Some, like the Certified Solid Works Professional Exam (CWSP) might actually look good on a resume. [Deltahedra] is ...

The iconic X-wing ship design from Star Wars is something many a hobbyist have tried to recreate, and not always with success ...

Video games, movies, and modern militaries are all full of robotic gun turrets that allow for remotely-controlled carnage.