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How the Grid’s Harmonic Filters Keep the Power Clean

How the Grid’s Harmonic Filters Keep the Power Clean

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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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AI, Apple

Strengthening democratic oversight in national security

Strengthening democratic oversight in national security

The latest AI news is less interesting as a promise than as a test: whether the technology is becoming useful, trustworthy and ordinary enough to deserve a permanent place in daily software.

AI has moved beyond novelty. The important tests now are accuracy, privacy, cost, control and whether people keep using the feature after the first impressive demo.

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Running Zork On The Steam Controller

Running Zork On The Steam Controller

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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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AI, Android

Samsung Printer is the Next Frontier Of Minecraft Servers

Samsung Printer is the Next Frontier Of Minecraft Servers

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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AI

Superconducting Temperature Record set at Ambient Pressure

Superconducting Temperature Record set at Ambient Pressure

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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Science

Miniaturizing the Atari 2600 Console

Miniaturizing the Atari 2600 Console

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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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Space

Space Weather Living History: Space Physicist Dr. Daniel N. Baker

Space Weather Living History: Space Physicist Dr. Daniel N. Baker

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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Android, Gadgets

Quick Share Implemented On A Kindle

Quick Share Implemented On A Kindle

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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Historical Hack: Henri Griffard’s Steam Injectors

Historical Hack: Henri Griffard’s Steam Injectors

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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Mini Blinking Barrels Keep Desktop Traffic in Check

Mini Blinking Barrels Keep Desktop Traffic in Check

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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Space

NASA Tests Featherweight Radar Antenna for SkyFall Mars Helicopters

NASA Tests Featherweight Radar Antenna for SkyFall Mars Helicopters

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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HYDR8 Will Lead You to Water, But Will You Drink?

HYDR8 Will Lead You to Water, But Will You Drink?

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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Apple

Announcing the 2026 Hackaday Retrocomputing Challenge

Announcing the 2026 Hackaday Retrocomputing Challenge

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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Joy-Cons Plus WiiMotes Make for Switch 2 Wii-Cons

Joy-Cons Plus WiiMotes Make for Switch 2 Wii-Cons

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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PolyShot Camera Focuses On Nostalgia

PolyShot Camera Focuses On Nostalgia

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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Apple

Reverse Engineered Grill Controller Gets Open Firmware

Reverse Engineered Grill Controller Gets Open Firmware

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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Compress Links For Optimal QR Codes

Compress Links For Optimal QR Codes

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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Info

A Hot End And Material Database For 3D Printing

A Hot End And Material Database For 3D Printing

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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Using Starlink’s Satellites to Study Earth’s Upper Atmosphere

Using Starlink’s Satellites to Study Earth’s Upper Atmosphere

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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Using Acoustic Resonators as Thrusters for Small Robots

Using Acoustic Resonators as Thrusters for Small Robots

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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AI

OLEDs Have Gained Brightness, Not Burn-In Resistance

OLEDs Have Gained Brightness, Not Burn-In Resistance

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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AI

One Man’s Perfect Retro-Style Monitor Takes All Inputs

One Man’s Perfect Retro-Style Monitor Takes All Inputs

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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Edison Motors Offering All-Mechanical Trucks, At Least to Start

Edison Motors Offering All-Mechanical Trucks, At Least to Start

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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More On Wave Overhangs for 3D Printing

More On Wave Overhangs for 3D Printing

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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AI

Hackaday Links: August 16, 2026

Hackaday Links: August 16, 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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