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Robotics competitions encourage students to work with industry professionals to learn, work together, and solve today's…

Robotics competitions encourage students to work with industry professionals to learn, work together, and solve today's global challenges - before they even graduate high school.

3D printers have reached a huge amount of popularity due to their ability to print things seemingly out of thin air, but…

3D printers have reached a huge amount of popularity due to their ability to print things seemingly out of thin air, but there are other worthy maker tools out there ready for a place in your shop.

This article covers everything you need to know to generate pulse-width-modulated signals with Atmel’s SAM4S Xplained…

This article covers everything you need to know to generate pulse-width-modulated signals with Atmel’s SAM4S Xplained Pro development board.

Arduinos are now being used to produce smells, although, some applications are more scientific than others.

Arduinos are now being used to produce smells, although, some applications are more scientific than others.

Mentioned in the previous article, an operational amplifier is usually connected to components in a feedback circuit. In…

Mentioned in the previous article, an operational amplifier is usually connected to components in a feedback circuit. In this article, we will discuss one of two amp configurations that are most widely used.

Learn how to build a device which senses when your computer monitor is physically rotated, and automatically tells your…

Learn how to build a device which senses when your computer monitor is physically rotated, and automatically tells your computer to rotate the display accordingly.

In this Teardown Tuesday, we're going to take a look at the insides of a low cost (<$30 USD) smartwatch.

In this Teardown Tuesday, we're going to take a look at the insides of a low cost (<$30 USD) smartwatch.

The 3D printing industry is progressing very quickly, and one of the recent trends is 3D printers that can print in…

The 3D printing industry is progressing very quickly, and one of the recent trends is 3D printers that can print in strange materials.

In this article we will take a closer look at how to effectively low-pass filter a PWM signal into an analog voltage.

In this article we will take a closer look at how to effectively low-pass filter a PWM signal into an analog voltage.

Two engineers from Cornell have combined the functionalities of a wireless pen drive with a biometric data security…

Two engineers from Cornell have combined the functionalities of a wireless pen drive with a biometric data security system, can they make it commercially viable?

There are plenty of companies entering the autonomous vehicle ring like Google, Tesla, and Baidu to name a few. But none…

There are plenty of companies entering the autonomous vehicle ring like Google, Tesla, and Baidu to name a few. But none of them currently have the operating know-how of a small Pittsburgh-based company called Seegrid.

A comparison of three development boards aimed at the IoT horizon. The Particle Photon, the Adafruit Feather Huzzah, and…

A comparison of three development boards aimed at the IoT horizon. The Particle Photon, the Adafruit Feather Huzzah, and the Arduino MKR1000.

One of the reasons the operation amp (op-amp) is so reputable is because of its versatility. In this article, you will…

One of the reasons the operation amp (op-amp) is so reputable is because of its versatility. In this article, you will see that almost anything can be done using an op-amp. It is also notable that this integrated circuit has many characteristics that approach those that are considered to be ideal.

We got to interview Alexander Lee from Aeroscope Labs about his experience developing the Aeroscope, the world's first…

We got to interview Alexander Lee from Aeroscope Labs about his experience developing the Aeroscope, the world's first wireless oscilloscope.

Use DS3231M RTC alarm functions to make programmable, time-based, switches to power devices on and off at precise times.

Use DS3231M RTC alarm functions to make programmable, time-based, switches to power devices on and off at precise times.

On March 28th, Solidoodle closed its doors and released a note on their blog about why and how this came to be, but what…

On March 28th, Solidoodle closed its doors and released a note on their blog about why and how this came to be, but what did they leave out?

If your microcontroller doesn’t have a digital-to-analog converter, you can make a passable replacement with nothing…

If your microcontroller doesn’t have a digital-to-analog converter, you can make a passable replacement with nothing more than a pulse-width-modulated signal and a low-pass filter.

A new breakthrough in nanoscale heat transfer may redefine what was once thought possible by conventional thermal radiation laws.

A new breakthrough in nanoscale heat transfer may redefine what was once thought possible by conventional thermal radiation laws.

In this week’s Teardown Tuesday we are going to take a look at an accessory that will allow you to connect your garage…

In this week’s Teardown Tuesday we are going to take a look at an accessory that will allow you to connect your garage door opener to the internet, the Garageio!