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This year’s Olympic Games extensively utilize wearables and sensors.

This year’s Olympic Games extensively utilize wearables and sensors.

Here's a rain gauge that empties itself and that you can read from your easy chair. Best of all, you can build it, yourself.

Here's a rain gauge that empties itself and that you can read from your easy chair. Best of all, you can build it, yourself.

A tipping bucket rain gauge is a clever way to measure rainfall. Learn how to add wireless capability, a PICAXE…

A tipping bucket rain gauge is a clever way to measure rainfall. Learn how to add wireless capability, a PICAXE microcontroller, and an LCD display to your weather station.

What's inside of a Wi-Fi-controlled light bulb? Find out in this Teardown Tuesday!

What's inside of a Wi-Fi-controlled light bulb? Find out in this Teardown Tuesday!

Apple's removing the 3.5mm headphone jack. Luckily, converting wired headphones to wireless is easy with Bluetooth adapters.

Apple's removing the 3.5mm headphone jack. Luckily, converting wired headphones to wireless is easy with Bluetooth adapters.

FarmBot introduces the first open-source CNC farming machine.

FarmBot introduces the first open-source CNC farming machine.

Learn the basics of what LiDAR is, how it works, and how it's applied.

Learn the basics of what LiDAR is, how it works, and how it's applied.

Edward Snowden and "bunnie" Huang are developing a smartphone case that can detect malicious software on your smartphone.

Edward Snowden and "bunnie" Huang are developing a smartphone case that can detect malicious software on your smartphone.

A tipping bucket rain gauge, an RF transmitter and receiver, a PICAXE microcontroller, and an LCD can make a great…

A tipping bucket rain gauge, an RF transmitter and receiver, a PICAXE microcontroller, and an LCD can make a great addition to your weather station.

What's inside of a hand-sized micro drone? Find out in this Teardown Tuesday!

What's inside of a hand-sized micro drone? Find out in this Teardown Tuesday!

Maxim develops a platform for better measurement of static activities such as yoga using GSR sensors.

Maxim develops a platform for better measurement of static activities such as yoga using GSR sensors.

A properly designed solder stencil helps to ensure successful reflow soldering with IC packages that have an exposed thermal pad.

A properly designed solder stencil helps to ensure successful reflow soldering with IC packages that have an exposed thermal pad.

A discussion of Musk's past success and future plans.

A discussion of Musk's past success and future plans.

The SubPos Ranger is a Kickstarter campaign to manufacture an open source Indoor Positioning System intended for hobbyist…

The SubPos Ranger is a Kickstarter campaign to manufacture an open source Indoor Positioning System intended for hobbyist robotics applications that need sub-meter positioning accuracy.

In this teardown, we are going to take a look at the insides of an internet-connected camera.

In this teardown, we are going to take a look at the insides of an internet-connected camera.

An interview with Sean "xobs" Cross and Andrew "bunnie" Huang, the author of The Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen.

An interview with Sean "xobs" Cross and Andrew "bunnie" Huang, the author of The Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen.

Ever wonder what's inside a credit card machine? In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to take a look at one!

Ever wonder what's inside a credit card machine? In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to take a look at one!

This is a guide to purchasing laptops for CS and engineering students.

This is a guide to purchasing laptops for CS and engineering students.

Google is experimenting with new post-quantum cryptography— can they prevent quantum computers from cracking modern…

Google is experimenting with new post-quantum cryptography— can they prevent quantum computers from cracking modern encryption techniques?