Retro Tech Highlights in Radio Shack 1984 Catalog

• Catalog featured realistic stereos and TRS‑80 computers. • Products from six countries, 7,000 workers involved. • Showcases 1980s consumer electronics evolution. • Highlights hou

AI-powered manufacturing robotics will be common in 5-10 years, says IFR

AI-powered manufacturing robotics will be common in 5-10 years, says IFR

• A recent $300-million investment announcement from GE Aerospace adds fuel to a report from the International Federation of Robotics saying AI powered robotics applications will b

China's neighbor to roll out colossal 7,000-ton stealth sub with 3,700-mile missile reach

China's neighbor to roll out colossal 7,000-ton stealth sub with 3,700-mile missile reach

• China’s neighbor to roll out colossal 7,000-ton stealth sub with 3,700-mile missile reach The latest Arihant-class submarine is the first in its line to carry eight full-size ver

Nuclear Waste Remediation by Proton Beam

Nuclear Waste Remediation by Proton Beam

• One of the issues with nuclear power plants is that they produce long-lived radioactive waste. • Storing spent nuclear fuel is a real problem. • However, researchers at the Depar

Remarkable reusable liquid stores solar energy like bottled sunlight

Remarkable reusable liquid stores solar energy like bottled sunlight

• Remarkable reusable liquid stores solar energy like bottled sunlight Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Ever since Benjamin Franklin’s lightning experiment in the 1

How Safe Are Old Airbags, Anyway?

How Safe Are Old Airbags, Anyway?

• Automotive airbags are key safety devices that aim to reduce injuries and mortality in the event of motor vehicle accidents. • These rapidly-inflating cushions act to soften the

Kyocera AVX expands 550/560 Series capacitors

Kyocera AVX expands 550/560 Series capacitors

• New ultra-broadband MLCCs add 0402 sizes, extend voltage to 100V and support frequencies from 7kHz to 110GHz. • KYOCERA AVX, a manufacturer of electronic components, expanded its

The optical engineering required to photograph an Earth twin

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Engineering Behind EarthDaily: Solving for Global Daily Coverage, Scientific Quality, and High-Spectral Diversity

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Scientists develop quantum-powered material to make hydrogen using just sun and water

Scientists develop quantum-powered material to make hydrogen using just sun and water

• Scientists develop quantum-powered material to make hydrogen using just sun and water Excitonic quantum superlattices enable efficient solar-powered hydrogen production, offering

Video: Unitree's G1 humanoid robots perform synchronized Kung Fu at Chinese temple

Video: Unitree's G1 humanoid robots perform synchronized Kung Fu at Chinese temple

• Video: Unitree’s G1 humanoid robots perform synchronized Kung Fu at Chinese temple Unitree introduced coordinated improvements in algorithms, hardware, and system design to execu

Nobel laureate invents machine that pulls 1,000 liters of water from air daily

Nobel laureate invents machine that pulls 1,000 liters of water from air daily

• Nobel laureate invents machine that pulls 1,000 liters of water from air daily Yaghi developed an off-grid device that harvests water even at 20% humidity. • In some of the dries

Nissan's 'moving battery pack' patent aims to boost EV safety, performance

Nissan's 'moving battery pack' patent aims to boost EV safety, performance

• Nissan’s ‘moving battery pack’ patent aims to boost EV safety, performance The system will use actuators controlled by a central computer to decide optimal position of the batter

Webinar: A Reality Check on Platform Engineering with Kelsey Hightower

Webinar: A Reality Check on Platform Engineering with Kelsey Hightower

• ‘Platform Engineering’ is one of the hottest buzzwords in tech right now, but for the practitioners actually doing the work, the reality is often a messy mix of endless toil, myr

World's tallest church nears completion after 144 years of construction

World's tallest church nears completion after 144 years of construction

• World’s tallest church is practically complete after 144 years under construction Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Almost a century and a half after construction

Chinese engineers create robotic hands capable of performing delicate tasks like humans

Chinese engineers create robotic hands capable of performing delicate tasks like humans

• Chinese startup LinkerBot develops dexterous robotic hands with up to 20 degrees of freedom. • O6 model weighs 370 g, delivers 50 kg grip, 11 degrees, 10× more durable than rival

New method uses waste bread to replace fossil fuels in chemical manufacturing

New method uses waste bread to replace fossil fuels in chemical manufacturing

• New method uses waste bread to replace fossil fuels in chemical manufacturing The microbially produced hydrogen successfully fueled the hydrogenation of target chemicals under mi

Allplan expands AI features across global projects

Allplan expands AI features across global projects

• Software supports architecture, civil and precast teams on projects in Europe through modeling, coordination and cloud tools. • Allplan, a provider of BIM design-to-build softwar

Quantum data teleported 19 miles across German capital with 95% peak accuracy

Quantum data teleported 19 miles across German capital with 95% peak accuracy

• Quantum data teleported 19 miles across German capital with 95% peak accuracy The trial recorded teleportation fidelities at an average of 90 percent. • Researchers in Berlin hav

Quantum data teleported 19 miles across German capital with 95% peak accuracy

Quantum data teleported 19 miles across German capital with 95% peak accuracy

• Quantum data teleported 19 miles across German capital with 95% peak accuracy The trial recorded teleportation fidelities at an average of 90 percent. • Researchers in Berlin hav

Siemens Foundation launches Careers Electric workforce initiative

• Program starts in North Carolina with a $9.25M investment and aims to train 25,000 people over 10 years with local partners. • The Siemens Foundation launched Careers Electric, a

Siemens Foundation launches Careers Electric workforce initiative

• Program starts in North Carolina with a $9.25M investment and aims to train 25,000 people over 10 years with local partners. • The Siemens Foundation launched Careers Electric, a

US deploys F-16 Wild Weasels with Angry Kitten EW pods as Iran tensions mount

US deploys F-16 Wild Weasels with Angry Kitten EW pods as Iran tensions mount

• The United States has deployed a squadron of F-16CJ Block 52 Viper fighters equipped with a relatively new electronic warfare system, the Angry Kitten pod, toward the Middle East

US deploys F-16 Wild Weasels with Angry Kitten EW pods as Iran tensions mount

US deploys F-16 Wild Weasels with Angry Kitten EW pods as Iran tensions mount

• The United States has deployed a squadron of F-16CJ Block 52 Viper fighters equipped with a relatively new electronic warfare system, the Angry Kitten pod, toward the Middle East

Calculus by Oscilloscope

Calculus by Oscilloscope

• Even entry-level oscilloscopes today have simple math functions such as adding or subtracting two channels. • But as [Arthur Pini] notes, more advanced scopes can now even do int

Calculus by Oscilloscope

Calculus by Oscilloscope

• Even entry-level oscilloscopes today have simple math functions such as adding or subtracting two channels. • But as [Arthur Pini] notes, more advanced scopes can now even do int

World's largest pumped hydro storage construction makes major progress in China

World's largest pumped hydro storage construction makes major progress in China

• World’s largest pumped hydro storage construction makes major progress in China Together with a conventional hydropower unit at the Lianghekou Dam, the facility capacity will rea

World's largest pumped hydro storage construction makes major progress in China

World's largest pumped hydro storage construction makes major progress in China

• World’s largest pumped hydro storage construction makes major progress in China Together with a conventional hydropower unit at the Lianghekou Dam, the facility capacity will rea

3D Systems adds three gum shades to jetted denture line

3D Systems adds three gum shades to jetted denture line

• New NextDent Jet Base colors pair with digital tooth shades on the NextDent 300 for multi-material, one-piece dentures. • 3D Systems announced three new NextDent Jet Base shades

3D Systems adds three gum shades to jetted denture line

3D Systems adds three gum shades to jetted denture line

• New NextDent Jet Base colors pair with digital tooth shades on the NextDent 300 for multi-material, one-piece dentures. • 3D Systems announced three new NextDent Jet Base shades

Siemens wins packaging design award at Chiplet Summit

Siemens wins packaging design award at Chiplet Summit

• Innovator3D IC supports 2.5D and 3D integration of ASICs and chiplets within a unified system-level design flow. • Siemens has won in the ‘Packaging: Design’ category at the 2026

Siemens wins packaging design award at Chiplet Summit

Siemens wins packaging design award at Chiplet Summit

• Siemens wins the ‘Packaging: Design’ award at the 2026 Chiplet Summit Best of Show. • Innovator3D IC enables fast, predictable pathfinding for ASIC and chiplet integration across

Mazda may have found the apex in ICE design with the Skyactiv-Z

Mazda may have found the apex in ICE design with the Skyactiv-Z

• Mazda may have found the apex in ICE design with the Skyactiv-Z Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the interna

Hexagon Multivista Analyze connects deviation data to Revizto

Hexagon Multivista Analyze connects deviation data to Revizto

• Integration lets users push individual clashes and deviations into the Revizto Collaboration Hub for follow-up within live coordination models. • A newly launched integration bet

Hexagon Multivista Analyze connects deviation data to Revizto

Hexagon Multivista Analyze connects deviation data to Revizto

• Integration lets users push individual clashes and deviations into the Revizto Collaboration Hub for follow-up within live coordination models. • A newly launched integration bet

A Candle-Powered Light

A Candle-Powered Light

• For a little over two thousand years, the primary light sources after the sun had set were oil lamps and candles. • This was well before the age of fossil fuels, so these oil lam

Science and Neurosoft partner on BCI development

Science and Neurosoft partner on BCI development

• Agreement provides access to a clinical-grade neural recording platform designed to lower development costs and support human trials. • Science Corporation andNeurosoft Bioelectr

Printf Turing-Complete Language Sparks Assembly Experiment

Printf Turing-Complete Language Sparks Assembly Experiment

• printf can act as a Turing-complete language using format specifiers like %n. • A new tool, sebsite, lets users write higher-level assembly that compiles to printf. • The project

Running in Printf

Running in Printf

• You may or may not know, but printf is a Turing-complete language, once you exploit all the strange and wonderful format characters in it (especially %n). • But who has time to w

US firm to boost making of extreme environment materials to power breakthroughs in aerospace

US firm to boost making of extreme environment materials to power breakthroughs in aerospace

• US firm to boost making of extreme environment materials to power breakthroughs in aerospace The step will explore greater manufacturing efficiencies and accelerate the developme

Project DIAMOnD Opens Digital Transformation Center for 3D Printing

• Automation Alley’s DTC offers industrial‑grade AM services to non‑members. • Center located in Michigan, expanding regional access. • Provides high‑resolution 3D printing for div

Testing the Pressure Limits for Glass in Water Cooling Blocks

Testing the Pressure Limits for Glass in Water Cooling Blocks

• Many people who use water cooling in their computer systems like to go full-bore with ‘aquarium’ aesthetic, which includes adding a window to their cooling blocks so that they se

2,500 years ago, Russian woman received astonishing jaw surgery: Study

2,500 years ago, Russian woman received astonishing jaw surgery: Study

• 2,500 years ago, Russian woman received astonishing jaw surgery: Study Researchers used X-ray computed tomography (CT) to study the skull of the woman from the Pazyryk burial. •

38-ton world-leading fighting vehicle with anti-tank missiles delivered to Ukraine neighbor

38-ton world-leading fighting vehicle with anti-tank missiles delivered to Ukraine neighbor

• 38-ton world-leading fighting vehicle with anti-tank missiles delivered to Ukraine neighbor The vehicle can be integrated with new sensors and weapon systems based on user requir

DesignCon Highlights Rising Engineering Talent in 40 Under 40

• Five engineers share career insights and workplace challenges. • Panel focuses on future aspirations of young talent. • Session encourages mentorship and diversity in engineering

New VW Multi camper van is a blank canvas for plug-in RV artistry

New VW Multi camper van is a blank canvas for plug-in RV artistry

• New VW Multi camper van is a blank canvas for plug-in RV artistry Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Volkswagen didn’t become a camper van icon all on its own. • It

Volkswagen's new camper van is a blank canvas for RV brilliance

Volkswagen's new camper van is a blank canvas for RV brilliance

• Volkswagen’s new camper van is a blank canvas for RV brilliance Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Volkswagen didn’t become a camper van icon all on its own. • It t

Hackaday Links: February 22, 2026

Hackaday Links: February 22, 2026

• We’ll start things off this week with some breaking news from NASA: just days after the space agency announced the Artemis II crew was preparing toblast off towards the Moon as s

Meshtastic Does More Than Simple Communication

Meshtastic Does More Than Simple Communication

• Meshtastic’s off‑grid radio protocol is gaining traction in cities, disasters, and outdoor adventures. • GreatScott! repurposed Meshtastic to link a garden shed beyond Wi‑Fi rang

Chinese humanoid robot makers gain US-backed push into global markets amid tough challenge

Chinese humanoid robot makers gain US-backed push into global markets amid tough challenge

• Chinese humanoid robot makers gain US-backed push into global markets amid tough challenge OpenMind is already collaborating with several Chinese firms - including Unitree Roboti

Australian police test station-based drones 370 miles away from target site for rapid response

Australian police test station-based drones 370 miles away from target site for rapid response

• Australian police test station-based drones 370 miles away from target site for rapid response Australian policing is testing a new model of aerial response in regional New South

What About the Droid Attack on the Repos?

What About the Droid Attack on the Repos?

• You might not have noticed, but we here at Hackaday are pretty big fans of Open Source - software, hardware, you name it. • We’ve also spilled our fair share of electronic ink on

Additive Manufacturing Market Reaches Maturity, $24.2B

Additive Manufacturing Market Reaches Maturity, $24.2B

• Global AM market valued at $24.2B, expanding 10.9% in 2025. • Printing services account for 48% of total revenues. • Asia-Pacific drives growth with 19.8% revenue increase. • Ser

Affordable tiny house is designed for families with children

Affordable tiny house is designed for families with children

• Affordable tiny house is designed for families with children Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Downsizing can be difficult enough for a couple, but doing it with k

Space-saving tiny house packs big living into just 23 ft

Space-saving tiny house packs big living into just 23 ft

• Space-saving tiny house packs big living into just 23 ft Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email The first thing you’ll notice about the Artista is its attractive modern

Salt deposit older than dinosaurs could become Australia's largest energy reserve

Salt deposit older than dinosaurs could become Australia's largest energy reserve

• Salt deposit older than dinosaurs could become Australia’s largest energy reserve A $31 million drilling effort is exploring whether ancient salt caverns can become Australia’s c

Recreating Mega Man's Mega Buster

Recreating Mega Man's Mega Buster

• Mega Manis a popular video game character who is perhaps most notable for having a sort of lasery-type blaster for an arm. • A real hand cannon, if you will. • It’s officially ca

Two 4,000-year-old burnt fabrics reveal a lost Bronze Age textile industry

Two 4,000-year-old burnt fabrics reveal a lost Bronze Age textile industry

• Two 4,000-year-old burnt fabrics reveal a lost Bronze Age textile industry A deep dive into the microscopic analysis of Tx1 and Tx2 fragments. • Excavations in Turkey have yielde

Exploding rounds turn Apache attack copter into a drone hunter

Exploding rounds turn Apache attack copter into a drone hunter

• Exploding rounds turn Apache attack copter into a drone hunter Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email The US Army is turning its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter into a d

400% power boost: Engineers turn Renault's 17 hp runabout into 692 lb-ft electric torque demon

400% power boost: Engineers turn Renault's 17 hp runabout into 692 lb-ft electric torque demon

• 400% power boost: Engineers turn Renault’s 17 hp runabout into 692 lb-ft electric torque demon This lightweight city EV now delivers supercar-level torque and drift ability. • Ti