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Beyond 2D Touchscreens: Researchers Develop Interactive Displays That Adapt to Any Shape

A team of researchers at Bristol University has developed an interactive display that can be sprayed in any shape.

3 days ago by Luke James

Designing Stretchable Devices and Displays with Transparent Electrodes

Researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a process for the fabrication of large-area, highly transparent, and stretchable electrodes from silver nanowires.

May 14, 2020 by Luke James

Improving the Next Generation of Displays Through Pure Red LEDs

A team of electrical engineers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has developed high-intensity, low-voltage red LEDs from nitride crystals.

May 11, 2020 by Luke James

Are Perovskite LEDs an Up-and-Comer on the Display Scene?

Maybe you've heard of perovskite for solar cells. But what about perovskite LEDs? Can a team of researchers make them a viable alternative to organic LEDs or quantum-dot LEDs?

April 07, 2020 by Robin Mitchell

Jellyfish Inspire Researchers to Create a Self-Healing, Electronic Gel for Circuits

How might this new membrane improve touchscreen designs and transparent PCBs?

April 06, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau

Samsung and LG Exit the LCD Market. Quantum Dots and Organic LEDs Take the Stage

With Samsung and LG closing production on LCDs, the two display leaders turn their sights on two newer technologies: quantum dots and OLEDs.

April 01, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

The Mapping Function and Circuit Implementation in Histogram Equalization

In this article, we'll look into greater details on a histogram equalization method, including use cases of the mapping function and circuit implementation.

March 10, 2020 by Steve Arar

Design Solution for Automotive LCD Displays Utilizing LED Driver ICs

See how multi-channel automotive LED driver ICs implement backlight local dimming, bringing ‘true black’ to automotive LCD displays.

February 04, 2020 by Szukang Hsien, Maxim Integrated

New Library from Microchip Brings Touch and Gesture Functionalities to Familiar Microcontrollers

Touch displays often require specialized touch controllers to drive displays, which can bump up the cost of final products. To mitigate cost increases, Microchip has just released a free touch library for use with most PIC, AVR, and SAM microcontrollers.

May 31, 2018 by Robin Mitchell

E-paper Displays: Improving the User Experience of Low-Power Devices

Critical to the success of any product is its user experience. From household appliances through to websites, the ones that succeed are both functional and easy–or even enjoyable–to use.

July 18, 2017 by Scott Soong, Pervasive Displays

Adding a Capacitive Touch Display Module to the BeagleBone Black

Pair a BeagleBone Black with a capacitive touch LCD display to create a development platform for small, cost-effective solutions.

June 13, 2017 by Markku Riihonen, 4D Systems

Building an Infrared Tracker with a PICAXE 14M2 and a Stepper Motor

Tracking an infrared light source is not as difficult as you might think; a 14-pin PICAXE, a stepper motor with a driver IC, three phototransistors, and a few other components will do the trick.

January 17, 2017 by Charles R. Hampton

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.

January 05, 2017 by Robert Keim

Use a DC Motor to Power LED Headlights on a Longboard

Build a generator-powered LED headlight for a longboard for very cheap.

April 20, 2016 by Jacob Smith

Build a Raspberry Pi Pushbutton Switch

Learn how to build a variety of electronic controllers using the Raspberry Pi. In part one, you will learn how to wire a basic pushbutton switch and read the status of its electrical contacts using the Python programming language.

November 19, 2015 by Don Wilcher

Connect a PICAXE to the Internet of Things

Connecting a PICAXE to the IoT through an ESP8266 module is easy once you know the process. Here are the details you need!

November 16, 2015 by Charles R. Hampton

Thin-Film Transistor Displays are the new Virtual Cockpits

Thin-film transistor displays are predicted to be the future of car displays. But they may be already overtaken by LCD quantum-dot displays.

July 28, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley

Microchip’s Screen Controller Allows Touchless Interfacing

Microchip's new solutions can detect hand gestures in free space.

June 30, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley

Real Life Gets Sci-Fi: Samsung’s New OLED Transparent Displays

The displays come in the clear and mirrored variety and both are equally amazing.

June 12, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley