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Hackaday Links: October 11, 2026

It probably goes without saying that if you send four humans to observe the Moon up close, they’ll see things that those of us stuck here on Earth have never …read more

Littelfuse Announces Retirement of the EZ80

Although the demise of the Zilog Z80 processor has long been predicted, it would seem that this moment has finally arrived. The owner of the Zilog name – Littelfuse – …read more

Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up: Fruit Jam Motion Tracking Eyeballs, Adafruit IoT Monthly and more!

ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up…

NASA’s PRIMA Spacecraft

Artist’s Concept of NASA’s PRIMA Spacecraft, image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A couple of weeks ago, NASA announced the development of PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics, the first space telescope in a new…

Thorium Clocks Start Ticking with Lasers

Atomic clocks are super accurate. But, unsurprisingly, some atomic clocks are better than others, depending on your definition of better. Researchers at Vienna University claim to have a superior thorium-based …read more

Inside a Mystery 1980s Filter IC Featuring Switched Capacitors

Recently [Ken Shirriff] got handed a mystery IC by [CuriousMarc] who had found said IC in a box of various old chips. Labelled only with a date code of the …read more

PyPortal Flyover Viewer

image via Bob Hammell, Hackster.io Bob Hammell made a visualization for PyPortal that shows aerial imagery capture between two locations: The view out the window of an airplane will always be captivating. Over the…

Wireless-Tag WT32P4C5-43S – A fully integrated 4.3-inch ESP32-P4 and ESP32-C5 touch display devkit

Wireless-Tag WT32P4C5-43S (ZX4D30CE405-V1.3) is a fully integrated 4.3-inch touch display development board that combines an ESP32-P4 MCU with an ESP32-C5 wireless module supporting dual-band WiFi 6 (2.4/5 GHz),…

Improving an Autorouter with a Hexagonal Grid

Despite the recent leaps forward in other forms of computer-driven design, the reliability of PCB autorouters remains questionable; on the positive side, though, the lack of massive training data makes …read more

Mars Pathfinder: What Really Happened?

You’ve probably heard of Mars Pathfinder, the NASA lander and its Sojourner rover that took up residence on Mars in 1997. At first, all was well, but after a few …read more

Slim Type for Small Screens, with PixelFonts

Small displays are affordable and easy to use, but their size can present a challenge. To help address this, [mcer12] created PixelFonts, a family of condensed fonts designed specifically for …read more

Unique Archeological Discovery Sheds Light on Neanderthal Wooden Tool Usage

The Abric Romaní site in Spain is rather unique in archeology for one simple reason: the caves in its limestone-rich cliff have seen humanoid occupation for thousands of years. A …read more

Adafruit New Products: NeoPixel Rings with Integrated Drivers

We’ve got the New nEw NEW for you right here This week we debuted 2 New Products. NeoPixel Ring – 16 x 5050 WWA LED with Integrated Drivers NeoPixel Ring – 12 x 5050 WWA with Integrated Drivers Visit…

Hacking the Eufy Doorbell and Base Station