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Harnessing Ambient Light: Qualcomm’s Newest Display Technology

Harnessing Ambient Light: Qualcomm’s Newest Display Technology

Qualcomm MEMS's new technology harnesses the power of ambient light.


News Jun 27, 2015 by Tim Youngblood
Feel the Rainbow: Sensing Color with an Arduino

Feel the Rainbow: Sensing Color with an Arduino

Since different colors reflect different levels of light, you can use a photoresistor or a phototransistor to sense different colors.


Projects Jun 26, 2015 by Tim Youngblood
Reading Sensors with an Arduino

Reading Sensors with an Arduino

The ease with which an Arduino can obtain sensor values is one of the features that makes it so useful.


Projects Jun 18, 2015 by Tim Youngblood
World’s Fastest Wireless to Optical Bridge

World’s Fastest Wireless to Optical Bridge

Tekronix and IEMN announce the world's fastest wireless to optical bridge.


News Jun 10, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
An Arduino-Controlled Light Sensor

An Arduino-Controlled Light Sensor

Monitoring the output of a light-dependent resistor, or photoresistor, allows the Arduino to know how light or dark it is. When the light falls below a certain level, the Arduino turns on a couple of LEDs.


Projects Jun 01, 2015 by Tim Youngblood