That’s not a Junker… That’s My Generator
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/22/thats-not-a-junker-thats-my-generator/

If you live somewhere prone to power outages, you might have thought about buying a generator. The problem is that small generators are cheap but — well — small. Big …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/22/thats-not-a-junker-thats-my-generator/)

DIY Repair Brings an X-Ray Microscope Back Into Focus
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/22/diy-repair-brings-an-x-ray-microscope-back-into-focus/

Aside from idle curiosity, very few of us need to see inside chips and components to diagnose a circuit. But reverse engineering is another story; being able to see what …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/22/diy-repair-brings-an-x-ray-microscope-back-into-focus/)

Bending Light to Fit Technology
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/22/bending-light-to-fit-technology/

Solar power is an excellent way of generating electricity, whether that’s for an off-grid home or for the power grid. With no moving parts maintenance is relatively low, and the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/22/bending-light-to-fit-technology/)

Decker Is The Cozy Retro Creative Engine You Didn’t Know You Needed
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/22/decker-is-the-cozy-retro-creative-engine-you-didnt-know-you-needed/

[John Earnest]’s passion project Decker is creative software with a classic MacOS look (it’s not limited to running on Macs, however) for easily making and sharing interactive documents with sound, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/22/decker-is-the-cozy-retro-creative-engine-you-didnt-know-you-needed/)

Getting Shredded Plastic…and Legs
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/23/getting-shredded-plastic-and-legs/

While electric motors have taken the drudgery out of many tasks, human power has its advantages. [Precious Plastic Torino] has developed a human-powered plastic shredder for those times when an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/23/getting-shredded-plastic-and-legs/)

Exploring Ground-Effect With a Quadcopter
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/23/exploring-ground-effect-with-a-quadcopter/

The ground-effect (GE) refers to the almost mystical property where the interaction of the airflow around an aircraft’s wing and the ground massively increases efficiency due to the reduction of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/23/exploring-ground-effect-with-a-quadcopter/)

Confluence of Nerdery
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/23/confluence-of-nerdery/

You might find yourself, dear Hackaday reader, attracted to some pretty strange corners of the tech world. Who knows when that knowledge of stenography, ancient retrocomputing, and floppy disk internals …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/23/confluence-of-nerdery/)