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In the final installment, we build our light-blade and assemble the electronics into the hilt.

In the final installment, we build our light-blade and assemble the electronics into the hilt.

In part 3, we compile the firmware and build the controller at the heart of the Saber, then do initial testing and diagnostics.

In part 3, we compile the firmware and build the controller at the heart of the Saber, then do initial testing and diagnostics.

In part 2 of the LED saber project, we'll assemble the power and audio systems.

In part 2 of the LED saber project, we'll assemble the power and audio systems.

The brightest blade in the world. Fluid sound effects generated in real time. Any colour, changeable on the fly. If you…

The brightest blade in the world. Fluid sound effects generated in real time. Any colour, changeable on the fly. If you want to know what it feels like to hold a Lightsaber, this project is the closest you can get today.

In this Retro Teardown, we will be tearing down the Super Speak & Spell produced by Texas Instruments in the early 1990s.

In this Retro Teardown, we will be tearing down the Super Speak & Spell produced by Texas Instruments in the early 1990s.

Optomec recently demonstrated their 3D printing technology at Sensors Midwest in Rosemont, IL. What are printed…

Optomec recently demonstrated their 3D printing technology at Sensors Midwest in Rosemont, IL. What are printed electronics and what is the Aerosol system?

Kano has taken DIY educational computer kits to a new level with their Kano 2 on Kickstarter.

Kano has taken DIY educational computer kits to a new level with their Kano 2 on Kickstarter.

As of today, we are always looking to innovate our products as well as create new ones to make things more simplistic.…

As of today, we are always looking to innovate our products as well as create new ones to make things more simplistic. Whether it be fully autonomous vehicles, agriculture, or marine surveying, companies are engineering a more efficient and cost-effective LiDAR systems to make these a reality.

Recently researchers in South Korea have published their work on a new OLED stack in NPG Asia Materials journal. This new…

Recently researchers in South Korea have published their work on a new OLED stack in NPG Asia Materials journal. This new OLED is not only ultra-flexible but is also extremely efficient. What does this mean for new OLEDs? Are we going to see more OLEDs in products?

In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to take a look at the insides of an inexpensive thermal camera.

In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to take a look at the insides of an inexpensive thermal camera.

Google killed its new modular phone. Find out why it was doomed to fail and how it changed the industry forever.

Google killed its new modular phone. Find out why it was doomed to fail and how it changed the industry forever.

Learn how to use photolithography to shrink a design by as much as a factor of 40.

Learn how to use photolithography to shrink a design by as much as a factor of 40.

The Launchpad-Based Laser Tripwire Alarm turns your next security system into a secret agent's dream.

The Launchpad-Based Laser Tripwire Alarm turns your next security system into a secret agent's dream.

This technical brief discusses the reasoning behind and implementation of constant-current drive circuitry for illuminating LEDs.

This technical brief discusses the reasoning behind and implementation of constant-current drive circuitry for illuminating LEDs.

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.

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!

In part 8 of the "Building Raspberry Pi Controller" series, readers will learn how to attach a camera board to a…

In part 8 of the "Building Raspberry Pi Controller" series, readers will learn how to attach a camera board to a Raspberry Pi and write Python code for photo imaging projects.

Elon Musk has made some bold comments about Google's self-driving car that uses LIDAR. However, Google is using LIDAR for…

Elon Musk has made some bold comments about Google's self-driving car that uses LIDAR. However, Google is using LIDAR for different reasons than Tesla would in their Autopilot systems.

All you need to know about LED arrays. If you want to learn about them, drive one using an Arduino, or build them, this…

All you need to know about LED arrays. If you want to learn about them, drive one using an Arduino, or build them, this is the place to start.