The world of custom mechanical keyboards is vibrant, with new designs emerging weekly. However, keyboards are just one way we ...

For over a decade, most passports have contained an NFC chip that holds a set of electronically readable data about the ...

Old hardware tends to get less support as the years go by, from both manufacturers and the open-source community alike. And ...

Scanners for loose papers have become so commonplace that almost every printer includes one, but book scanners have remained frustratingly rare for non-librarians and archivists. [Brad Mattson] ...

Ever since the invention of the microscope, humanity has gained access to the world of the incredibly small. Scientists discovered that creatures never known to exist before are alive in an ...

Taking a picture with a single photoresistor is a brain-breaking idea. But go deeper and imagine taking that same picture with the same photoresistor, but without even facing the object. [Jon ...

There was a time when print-in-place moving parts were a curiosity, but [Tomek] shows that things are now at a point where a hand-cranked turbine blower with integrated planetary gears can be ...

The humble piezo element is often used as little more than a buzzer in many projects. However, you can do more with them, as [Something Physical] demonstrates with their nifty piezo noise box.

This week, we announced the winners for the previous Pet Hacks contest and rang in our new contest: The One Hertz Challenge.

Most standing desks on the market use electric motors or hand cranks to raise and lower the deck. However, [Matthias Wandel] ...

You know what the worst thing about the Steam Deck is? Being able to play your games on the go. Wouldn’t it be better if it was a screenless brick that lived under your TV? Well, maybe not, ...

A lot of people complain that driving across the United States is boring. Having done the coast-to-coast trip seven times now ...