This week’s 389th episode of the all-European Hackaday Podcast reviews the projects of the past week with Elliot Williams and Jenny List. Highlights from the episode include:
- A drone carrying synthetic aperture radar greatly increases its resolution through improved positioning accuracy.
- 3D lightfield imaging using a Nipkow mechanical TV scanning drum is explored.
- Custom microprocessor fabrication, running DOOM on a database server, and an open-source tricorder project for scientific purposes are examined.
- High-speed imaging of magnetic fields, gamma-ray spectroscopy, a Vim-based computer, a JavaScript operating system for ESP32, and various electronics projects are introduced.
- The space segment discusses the Roman Telescope doubling its mission duration by saving fuel and the Lagrange points.
- Jenny List also describes the preserved industrial areas of Germany’s Ruhr Valley.
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Why it matters
Rather than focusing on a single product or development, this episode brings together different technical fields within the same broadcast. While this structure provides a framework for those who want to see the common challenges among hardware design, imaging, software, and space research, it also opens up new topics for listeners focused on a particular field. However, the available content consists of an episode summary and a list of topics; it does not provide independent verification or a comprehensive assessment of the projects’ performance, the details of the methods used, or the results obtained. Therefore, although the episode serves as a starting point for discovering developments, it remains unclear whether those seeking to assess the technical value of a particular project will need information beyond the podcast’s account.
Background
Hackaday is not a new name in the FikirPilot archive: we have published 9 news articles mentioning it in the past 90 days; the most recent is dated September 25, 2026.