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UART Baud Rate: How Accurate Does It Need to Be?

UART Baud Rate: How Accurate Does It Need to Be?

This article will help you to determine the maximum acceptable difference between the baud rates of a UART transmitter and receiver.


Teardown Tuesday: Wireless Lamp

Teardown Tuesday: Wireless Lamp

In this teardown Tuesday we will take apart an Ikea smart lamp that can be controlled via an external remote.


News Jan 24, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
The Tactile Print-to-Braile Translator: The Next Step for Assistive Technology

The Tactile Print-to-Braile Translator: The Next Step for Assistive Technology

Six ECE students at MIT are pushing the boundaries in the inkprint-to-Braille marketplace after winning a hackathon.


News Jan 24, 2017 by Donald Krambeck
New Doping Process for Organic Photo-Voltaic Cells Could Change the Solar Energy Industry

New Doping Process for Organic Photo-Voltaic Cells Could Change the Solar Energy Industry

A new processing technique allows for the doping of organic PV cells at room temperature.


News Jan 23, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
3D-Printed Embedded Electronics Make this Drone Ready to Fly Straight out of the Printer

3D-Printed Embedded Electronics Make this Drone Ready to Fly Straight out of the Printer

This 3D-printed drone features built-in printed electronics.


News Jan 20, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
IBM’s 2017 “5 in 5” Predictions: AI, Lab-on-a-Chip Tech, and Smart Sensors

IBM’s 2017 “5 in 5” Predictions: AI, Lab-on-a-Chip Tech, and Smart Sensors

IBM has released their “5 in 5” in which they predict five important innovations that will happen within the next five years.


News Jan 19, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Wearables Trend Toward Becoming the New Well-Being Coach

Wearables Trend Toward Becoming the New Well-Being Coach

More wearables and accompanying apps are aiming to track emotional wellness.


News Jan 18, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
New Programming Language Tackles Energy Harvesting’s Problem with Intermittent Power

New Programming Language Tackles Energy Harvesting’s Problem with Intermittent Power

Carnegie Mellon's new programming language helps make energy harvesting systems more reliable.


News Jan 18, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Laser Distance Measurer

Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Laser Distance Measurer

What's inside the Suaoki Bluetooth laser distance measurement tool?


News Jan 17, 2017 by Mark Hughes
The Raspberry Pi Compute 3 Has Arrived

The Raspberry Pi Compute 3 Has Arrived

The Raspberry Pi Compute is getting a transformation with a big improvement in RAM and CPU speed.


News Jan 17, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Drones Being Used for Social Impact

Drones Being Used for Social Impact

Drones are becoming useful tools in combatting poaching, delivering critical medicines to remote areas, and assisting in the search and rescue of refugees.


News Jan 16, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
The Resurgence of BattleBots and Robot Wars

The Resurgence of BattleBots and Robot Wars

Battlebots (US) and Robot Wars (UK) have made a comeback. How will modern technology change the game?


News Jan 14, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Devices with Programmable Genes? The US Army Wants to Put Bacteria into Electronics

Devices with Programmable Genes? The US Army Wants to Put Bacteria into Electronics

What's the US Army using bacteria for in their electronics R&D?


News Jan 12, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Tech Highlights at CES Set the Tone for the Industry in 2017

Tech Highlights at CES Set the Tone for the Industry in 2017

Here's a recap of some of the top trends on display during 2017's CES (Consumer Electronics Show).


News Jan 11, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Teardown Tuesday: Occipital 3D Structure Sensor

Teardown Tuesday: Occipital 3D Structure Sensor

Occipital's structure sensor works with iPads and other devices to create 3D models of the environment. This article takes a look inside one.


News Jan 10, 2017 by Mark Hughes
Board Games Show How AI Systems Could Develop “Intuition”

Board Games Show How AI Systems Could Develop “Intuition”

Games demonstrate how computers could rule the world and make intuitive decisions for us.


News Jan 08, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Tech Company Mergers and Acquisitions of 2016

Tech Company Mergers and Acquisitions of 2016

In an effort to expand capabilities, reach new markets, acquire talent, or purchase solutions, mergers and acquisitions are frequent in the tech world. Let’s take a look back on 2016 through some of the tech industry’s most valuable or controversial acquisitions, and what trend those moves could mean going into 2017.


News Jan 07, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Designing a Circular-Touch-Sense User Interface

Designing a Circular-Touch-Sense User Interface

This project gives you an example of how a basic user interface can be implemented using only one circular capacitive touch sensor.


Projects Jan 05, 2017 by Robert Keim
Mirai: The Program That Makes IoT Botnet Zombies

Mirai: The Program That Makes IoT Botnet Zombies

There are malicious individuals creating "zombies" out of internet enabled devices using a program called Mirai. How can engineers and users stop it?


News Jan 05, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Electromagnetic Radiation Is Decreasing in New Generations of Smartphones

Electromagnetic Radiation Is Decreasing in New Generations of Smartphones

Newer smartphones have lower SAR measurements, exposing users to less radiation.


News Jan 04, 2017 by Donald Krambeck