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3D Printing Space Cadet Pinball Into the Real World

3D Printing Space Cadet Pinball Into the Real World

A fresh space update is giving scientists and engineers another useful data point, the kind that can matter long after the launch photo or mission headline fades.

The value of space work is often delayed. The public moment is the mission update; the real payoff comes from the data, the engineering lessons and the experiments that follow.

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z386: An Open-Source 80386 Built Around Original Microcode

z386: An Open-Source 80386 Built Around Original Microcode

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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Peek Into IBM’s System/360 With Vintage Training Film

Peek Into IBM’s System/360 With Vintage Training Film

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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Through-Glass Vias and the Long Road to Glass Substrates

Through-Glass Vias and the Long Road to Glass Substrates

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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Ferrari Reveals $640,000 EV Co-Designed by Jony Ive

Ferrari Reveals $640,000 EV Co-Designed by Jony Ive

The latest Apple story matters less as spectacle than as a clue to where the company’s hardware, software and services may be pulling users next.

Apple stories matter because one product decision can ripple through hardware, services, developers, accessories and the wider market that reacts around the company.

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Hacking a Video Walkie Talkie’s TXW818 MCU and Running DOOM

Hacking a Video Walkie Talkie’s TXW818 MCU and Running DOOM

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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The Email Of The Future In 1986

The Email Of The Future In 1986

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Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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Adorable ASCII Aquarium Lives On Your Desk

Adorable ASCII Aquarium Lives On Your Desk

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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Hackaday Links: May 24, 2026

Hackaday Links: May 24, 2026

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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NoiseCloud: Storing Data On YouTube

NoiseCloud: Storing Data On YouTube

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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Spacelab’s Mitra 125 MS

Spacelab’s Mitra 125 MS

A fresh space update is giving scientists and engineers another useful data point, the kind that can matter long after the launch photo or mission headline fades.

The value of space work is often delayed. The public moment is the mission update; the real payoff comes from the data, the engineering lessons and the experiments that follow.

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Meet the Raven: an Atari Clone Computer Based on the Motorola 68060

Meet the Raven: an Atari Clone Computer Based on the Motorola 68060

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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PCB Map Display Keeps An Eye On Family

PCB Map Display Keeps An Eye On Family

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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Putting Version 7.1 of the Direct Granules FDM Extruder Through Its Paces

Putting Version 7.1 of the Direct Granules FDM Extruder Through Its Paces

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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Designing a Printable Cyclone Dust Separator for 99.95% Efficiency

Designing a Printable Cyclone Dust Separator for 99.95% Efficiency

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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Touchable POV Display Blooms In Mid Air

Touchable POV Display Blooms In Mid Air

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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Passive Bug Zapper Tracks Its Kill Count

Passive Bug Zapper Tracks Its Kill Count

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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Building an Analog Meter Watch

Building an Analog Meter Watch

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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