Tech

Use your phone as a Linux computer and then a phone again.

https://github.com/orailnoor/DroidDesk

New graphics on an old monitor

https://archive.ph/767IM https://hackaday.com/2026/05/31/modern-graphics-via-displaylink-for-your-isa-era-pc/

A new improbable drive found that could be propulsionless

https://archive.ph/LkPqe https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a71443027/engineer-says-he-can-overcome-earths-gravity/

EU says it needs $120 Billion to restart chip making industry

https://archive.ph/waeOK https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-28/eu-says-it-needs-120-billion-to-revive-local-chip-production

Review of a color laser printer that can also cut

https://archive.ph/QUTpc https://www.xda-developers.com/xtools-m2-color-printing-laser-cutting-engraving-changes-game/

Military contracts with Microsoft to end paperwork insanity.

https://www.reuters.com/business/pentagon-awards-microsoft-97-billion-deal-bid-cut-costs-end-license-sprawl-2026-05-27/

Wireless Soundbar

https://archive.ph/hUNUg https://www.techradar.com/televisions/home-theater/forget-soundbars-for-your-giant-tv-sonys-new-lcr-wireless-dolby-atmos-system-eats-sonos-lunch

Holographic sphere

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/holographictechnology-interactivedisplay-ugcPost-7463966405109948416-vhmU

New military training simulators

https://archive.ph/hk1ft https://www.airandspaceforces.com/enhanced-advanced-aetc-air-force-next-gen-training-simulators/ https://archive.ph/JKZ4v https://www.airandspaceforces.com/inside-t-7-simulator-live-virtual-flying/

Database website of all free things on the internet

https://archive.ph/O70ie https://x.com/ihtesham2005/status/2058221813797446075 https://archive.ph/3aAF4 https://fmhy.net/

WiFi can detect you and others

https://archive.ph/hJ5mG https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260522023127.htm

Phone and XR headset LiDar can detect beyond what's in direct sight

https://archive.ph/u7qle https://www.digitaltrends.com/phones/the-lidar-sensor-on-your-iphone-could-soon-let-you-see-around-corners/

Biden era antidiscrimination internet laws are struck down by federal court.

https://archive.ph/x4z4Q https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/court-strikes-down-fcc-anti-discrimination-rule-opposed-by-internet-providers/

Google promises to make their map program better and more useful

https://ghostarchive.org/archive/wdf4K https://www.xda-developers.com/google-reveals-plan-transform-android-auto-better-looking-cohesive-platform/

Using a special port to do cool things with your TV.

https://archive.ph/Oh9iE https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/what-is-the-tvs-rss232-serial-port-and-what-it-can-do/

Tech: Drones

A single box holds hundreds of military ready drones.

https://archive.ph/Qgqvu https://www.twz.com/news-features/blitzbox-packs-100-weaponized-drones-into-an-unassuming-container

DJI claiming their new drones should be legally sold and not a security risk

https://archive.ph/o8Hmh https://petapixel.com/2026/05/28/independent-audit-finds-no-security-basis-for-restricting-dji-in-the-usa/

Underwater drones

https://archive.ph/mlMZ4 https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/startup-unveils-uncrewed-vehicle-designed-for-monitoring-undersea-cables-small-drone-comes-with-four-hour-battery-endurance-or-

A helicopter as a drone mother ship

https://archive.ph/dne5j https://www.businessinsider.com/us-marines-helicopters-fpv-drone-motherships-flying-command-posts-2026-5

Japan uses cardboard to create drones

https://archive.ph/iAOFz https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/japan-cardboard-drones

Drone food delivery at a park in China.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18Tqjstxav/

Tech: Mecha

New transformable mecha suit

https://archive.ph/KdzYl https://www.superhuman.ai/p/robotics-special-unitree-unveils-viral-new-mecha-suit

Someone is making fun Mecha for families.

https://youtu.be/Z6oOxEhn8-E

Tech: Robotics

Chinese military tech showed off. Robot dogs and underwater mine detection

https://archive.ph/URMHH https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3353045/underwater-anti-mine-technology-and-robot-dogs-take-centre-stage-chinese-defence-show

Liquid metal pump for soft robotics and small voltage. Article refused to be archived.

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-pea-size-liquid-metal-robot.html

Under water robots explore sunken ships

https://archive.ph/j0pd9 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-underwater-robot-explores-the-hidden-shipwreck-city-beneath-the-surface-of-this-popular-urban-lake-in-the-pacific-northwest-180988

China gets Mecha. This isn't propaganda. No. Of course not.

https://archive.ph/XavJ3 https://english.news.cn/20260516/8a6d78202c824f8faa7efc3bc8d26048/c.html https://archive.ph/4CSSy https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/chinas-real-life-transformer-mech-is-a-giant-humanoid-robot-that-can-switch-from-bounding-on-4-legs-to-walking

Tech: Cameras

Review of a hand camera

https://archive.ph/SEKdK https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/insta360-luna-ultra-leaks-2026/

360 drones

https://archive.ph/UpDzb https://www.uploadvr.com/consumer-360-camera-drones-are-a-thing-now/

Tech: Military

SR 71 replacement in testing

https://archive.ph/4c1RU https://newatlas.com/aircraft/quarterhorse-mk-2-1-prototype-breaks-sound-barrier/

3D Printing

The government wants to control 3D printers and is using printed guns as an excuse.

https://archive.ph/wGBpR https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/state-ghost-gun-bans-3d-printer-legislation https://archive.ph/75EOq https://uk.pcmag.com/3d-printers/164989/the-governments-ghost-gun-battle-is-taking-aim-at-something-much-bigger-innovation

One meter cubed Printer

https://archive.ph/EsnDD https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/new-one-meter-cubed-3d-printer-pumps-out-large-scale-prints-at-3kg-an-hour-modix-mama-1000-also-needs-a-big-wallet-with-prices-

One designer built a boat in 59 seconds.

https://archive.ph/QBg4n https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/3d-printing-enthusiast-smashes-59-second-3dbenchy-for-new-speed-world-record-minuteman-3d-printer-with-

Hyperion shows off factory in a box for military

https://archive.ph/gJE5W https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/05/hyperion-shows-3d-printed-astra-460-usv-titancell-factory-in-a-box-at-iods-2026/ https://archive.ph/PsvZf https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/us-navy-pitched-3d-printed-inflatable-boat-for-maritime-defense-six-meter-vessel-combines-recycled-petg-plastic-with-chopped-basalt-fib

New printing method allows copper rocket parts to be made faster

https://archive.ph/JyOTK https://all3dp.com/4/cold-spray-could-cut-copper-rocket-nozzle-production-from-months-to-days/

Best 3D printing design programs

https://archive.ph/bODhF https://3dprinting.com/software-guides/best-3d-modeling-cad-software/

New Slicer program goes full color

https://archive.ph/w7Nvb https://all3dp.com/6/snapmaker-backs-fullspectrum-color-mixing-hires-developer-behind-popular-slicer-fork/

Open Sourcing multi colors. It's really cool, they use the old 2D Print color tricks on 3D printing to get several colors. This will make printing new toys with fully colors a breeze.

https://archive.ph/pIUYN https://blog.prusa3d.com/our-new-open-source-colormix-model-in-prusaslicer-and-easyprint_136079/ https://archive.ph/XNN4N https://www.notebookcheck.net/3D-printer-revolution-Prusa-ColorMix-offers-new-possibilities-for-color-printing.1311230.0.html

Holographic 3D Printing

https://archive.ph/q1jsp https://scitechdaily.com/new-holographic-3d-printing-method-is-70x-more-efficient/

Argument for faster printing

https://archive.ph/KnFzQ https://www.xda-developers.com/faster-3d-prints-came-out-cleaner-understand-default-speed-safety-net/

Automatic supports

https://archive.ph/KnUQo https://www.sovol3d.com/blogs/news/auto-support-generation-in-3d-printing-what-s-actually-smart-and-what-still-needs-you

Erasable resin works

https://archive.ph/hoxNO https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/recyclable-resin-high-precision-3d-printing

Exploring some of the health hazards of 3D printing

https://archive.ph/gY6oV https://hackaday.com/2026/05/20/investigating-the-health-impacts-of-ufps-and-vocs-from-fdm-printers/

Printing muscles for robots. The springs are used for a specific motion and that's it.

https://archive.ph/cDh48 https://newatlas.com/robotics/3d-printing-robots-human-like-muscles/

Pinball table with modifiable parts.

https://youtu.be/r7c_iTuHRgs https://archive.ph/2Y8IH https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/3d-printing-space-cadet-pinball-into-the-real-world/ https://archive.ph/0rqcw https://nichegamer.com/space-cadet-pinball-gets-real-life-version/

Making circuit boards

https://archive.ph/VeSYE https://hackaday.com/2026/05/19/using-3d-printers-to-make-circuit-boards/

Placing a special layer on your print without using a giant vat.

https://archive.ph/bHFSZ https://hackaday.com/2026/05/18/electroplating-3d-prints-without-requiring-a-big-vat/

3D printed Hydro electric power system

https://archive.ph/cmA6o https://interestingengineering.com/energy/3d-printed-turbines-for-hydropower-plants

Multicolor prints using mixing styles they used for comics and newspapers back in the day.

https://archive.ph/dNiWH https://all3dp.com/4/colorstack-turns-game-assets-and-3d-scans-into-full-color-fdm-files-for-10/

Industrial sized 3D printers for your garage

https://archive.ph/PtfBr https://all3dp.com/4/can-erectorbot-aibuild-make-large-format-3d-printing-as-easy-as-desktop/

3D Printing Recycled glass

https://archive.ph/F3yLV https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/innovative-startup-pioneers-3d-printing-with-recycled-glass-new-binder-jet-process-combines-powder-with-adhesive-agent-in-layering

Bambu Labs threatened to sue a fan made hack. He now has funding for legal defense. It also made the project even more popular.

https://archive.ph/y60SP https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/louis-rossmann-tells-3d-printer-maker-bambu-lab-to-go-bleep-yourself-over-its-lawsuit-against-enthusiast-right-to-repair-advo https://archive.ph/IoZxU https://all3dp.com/4/bambu-lab-took-down-an-orcaslicer-fork-and-handed-it-a-bigger-audience/ https://archive.ph/7Nfaf https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/bambu-labs-go-f-yourself-3d-printing-company-currently-under-fire-for-reportedly-blocking-3rd-parties-from-its-software-legal-thre https://archive.ph/UNHQu https://all3dp.com/4/bambu-labs-bind-open-source-license-fight-has-a-new-and-very-serious-opponent/ https://archive.ph/QC4Ry https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/open-source-non-profit-claims-bambu-lab-violated-license-move-follows-cease-and-desist-demand-on-orcaslicer-fork-that-r

3D printing with granules instead of filament is becoming possible.

https://archive.ph/r7k42 https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/direct-fdm-printing-with-granules/

3D printed pure copper elements may take down the power and heat requirements for AI servers to manageable levels.

https://archive.ph/MoBCV https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/3d-printed-copper-cold-plates https://archive.ph/Uem6A https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/3D-Printed-Copper-Plates-Could-Cut-Data-Center-Cooling-Energy-Use-by-97.html

Computers

Microsoft released x86-DOS for open source. They used printed documents to get the code to create it.

https://archive.ph/EBruU https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/this-historic-os-was-not-stored-digitally-so-a-fleet-of-historians-have-transcribed-the-source-code-f

New chip may increase computing power

https://archive.ph/imqbB https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260530053412.htm

New laptop processor

https://archive.ph/jAR1x https://www.theverge.com/news/940275/nvidia-n1x-laptop-processor-arm-microsoft-teaser

GPU mining software is sneaking into your PC

https://archive.ph/DV2pr https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-warns-gpu-mining-malware-is-being-spread-to-users-through-seo-poiso

Integrated Cooling Methods

https://archive.ph/FtSFC https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/sk-hynix-builds-innovative-cooling-solution-inside-a-3d-stacked-memory-chip

Xerox invented the GUI

https://archive.ph/7ywoF https://www.generationamiga.com/2026/05/25/how-xerox-invented-the-gui-and-watched-apple-and-microsoft-win/

New hacking device Flipper is a Linux computer

https://archive.ph/Vc3lV https://www.theverge.com/tech/935202/flipper-devices-one-zero-wireless-multi-tool-linux-open-source-computer

New Quantum computing chip

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-chip-quantum-imperfections.html

New memory is faster than DRAM

https://archive.ph/EcrOv https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/laser-driven-spintronic-memory-device-switches-1-000-times-faster-than-dram-non-volatile-device-switches-in-40-picoseco

First fluid circuit

https://archive.ph/U9GWo https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/prototype-of-the-worlds-first-fluid-circuit-board-can-be-physically-rewired-in-less-than-a-minute-sta

Computer made of Brian neurons

https://archive.ph/3ntUE https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-build-a-living-ai-device-using-real-brain-cells/

Windows now has an XBox mode

https://archive.ph/e1VZh https://www.xda-developers.com/microsofts-xbox-mode-finally-turned-my-gaming-pc-into-a-console-and-im-not-going-back-to-the-desktop-launcher/

Using photons instead of electrons to compute

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-physicists-hybrid-particles-interact-strongly.html

RAM is 75 years old

https://archive.ph/3ylJB https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/jay-forrester-filed-the-first-practical-ram-patent-75-years-ago-this-week

Because bit rates change how a video is seen, some guy made a video that is different depending on if it's 1080p, 720p, or 360p

https://archive.ph/L3oDN https://hackaday.com/2026/05/10/hacked-video-file-holds-multiple-films-on-youtube/

A computer smaller than a credit card

https://archive.ph/axPEL https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/going-just-0-5-mm-thicker-would-probably-have-saved-me-months-of-engineering-redditor-crafts-actual-credit-card-sized-compute

Science

A brain plays Doom

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-brain-cells-play-doom.html

New light based quantum chips

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-tiny-chip-circuit-power-generation.html

Embryos in space

https://archive.ph/UTb8p https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/china-launches-human-artificial-embryos-to-space-in-bid-to-see-whether-reproduction-is-possible-off-w