Pushing China’s EAST Tokamak Past the Greenwald Density Limit
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/pushing-chinas-east-tokamak-past-the-greenwald-density-limit/

Getting a significant energy return from tokamak-based nuclear fusion reactors depends for a large part on plasma density, but increasing said density is tricky, as beyond a certain point the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/pushing-chinas-east-tokamak-past-the-greenwald-density-limit/)

Clone Wars: IBM Edition
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/clone-wars-ibm-edition/

If you search the Internet for “Clone Wars,” you’ll get a lot of Star Wars-related pages. But the original Clone Wars took place a long time ago in a galaxy …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/clone-wars-ibm-edition/)

ESP32-P4 Powers Retro Handheld after a Transplant
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/esp32-p4-powers-retro-handheld-after-a-transplant/

The ESP32-P4 is the new hotness on the microcontroller market. With RISC-V architecture and two cores running 400 MHz, to ears of a certain vintage it sounds more like the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/esp32-p4-powers-retro-handheld-after-a-transplant/)

Genetic Therapy Aims To Bring Hearing To Those Born Deaf
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/genetic-therapy-aims-to-bring-hearing-to-those-born-deaf/

For those born with certain types of congenital deafness, the cochlear implant has been a positive and enabling technology. It uses electronics to step in as a replacement for the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/genetic-therapy-aims-to-bring-hearing-to-those-born-deaf/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 860: Elixir Origin Story
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/floss-weekly-episode-860-elixir-origin-story/

This week Jonathan and Randal chat with Jose Valim about Elixir! What led Jose to create this unique programming language? What do we mean that it’s a functional language with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/floss-weekly-episode-860-elixir-origin-story/)

A New Life For An Old Amplifier
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/a-new-life-for-an-old-amplifier/

An audio amplifier was once a fairly simple analogue device, but in recent decades a typical home entertainment amplifier will have expanded to include many digital functions. When these break …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/a-new-life-for-an-old-amplifier/)

Dad Makes Kid’s Balance Bike Into Electric Snow Trike Like a Boss
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/dad-makes-kids-balance-bike-into-electric-snow-trike-like-a-boss/

The balance bikes toddlers are rocking these days look like great fun, but not so great in the snow. Rather than see his kid’s favourite toy relegated to shed until …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/dad-makes-kids-balance-bike-into-electric-snow-trike-like-a-boss/)