What's inside the Suaoki Bluetooth laser distance measurement tool?
What's inside the Suaoki Bluetooth laser distance measurement tool?
Battlebots (US) and Robot Wars (UK) have made a comeback. How will modern technology change the game?
Battlebots (US) and Robot Wars (UK) have made a comeback. How will modern technology change the game?
Use I2C on the Quark D2000 development board to interface a color sensor and get acquainted with using asynchronous mode.
Use I2C on the Quark D2000 development board to interface a color sensor and get acquainted with using asynchronous mode.
Get acquainted with using I2C with the Quark D2000 development board by interfacing an ambient light sensor and an LCD.
Get acquainted with using I2C with the Quark D2000 development board by interfacing an ambient light sensor and an LCD.
What's the US Army using bacteria for in their electronics R&D?
What's the US Army using bacteria for in their electronics R&D?
Need to ventilate a room? This article will show you how I made a relay-operated, GPS-timed fan to vent out the moist air…
Need to ventilate a room? This article will show you how I made a relay-operated, GPS-timed fan to vent out the moist air in my boat's cabin. It is controlled with a PIC16F628A and has an LCD.
Occipital's structure sensor works with iPads and other devices to create 3D models of the environment. This article…
Occipital's structure sensor works with iPads and other devices to create 3D models of the environment. This article takes a look inside one.
This project gives you an example of how a basic user interface can be implemented using only one circular capacitive…
This project gives you an example of how a basic user interface can be implemented using only one circular capacitive touch sensor.
In this Teardown Tuesday, we will look at the PCB that makes up the core of the Freedrum system.
In this Teardown Tuesday, we will look at the PCB that makes up the core of the Freedrum system.
A PICAXE 08M2 can be used to read the amount of IR (infrared) light falling on a phototransistor and respond by moving a…
A PICAXE 08M2 can be used to read the amount of IR (infrared) light falling on a phototransistor and respond by moving a servo to a predetermined position.
Electric vehicle batteries (EVBs) are used to power electric vehicles (EVs). Generally, each cell requires its own…
Electric vehicle batteries (EVBs) are used to power electric vehicles (EVs). Generally, each cell requires its own voltage sensor, however, this might have changed in a recent breakthrough.
TDK's takeover of MEMS specialist InvenSense shows that the humble sensor is going to be a crucial building block in…
TDK's takeover of MEMS specialist InvenSense shows that the humble sensor is going to be a crucial building block in future designs.
Through the emission of short, intense pulses of light, the Xenex robot is able to sanitize large spaces in a small…
Through the emission of short, intense pulses of light, the Xenex robot is able to sanitize large spaces in a small amount of time - a function quite useful for trying to eliminate the risk of hospital acquired infections like C.diff and MRSA.
Researchers from Pune, India, have turned Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) into functional semiconductor material. How can…
Researchers from Pune, India, have turned Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) into functional semiconductor material. How can such a material be used in the electronics industry and how is it made?
The motion-activated Santa Cam is sure to catch who is stealing your milk and cookies this holiday season! You can even…
The motion-activated Santa Cam is sure to catch who is stealing your milk and cookies this holiday season! You can even use it for a photo booth this New Year's Eve!
Chip-sized spacecraft might be what gets us to the farthest reaches of space, starting with Alpha Centauri.
Chip-sized spacecraft might be what gets us to the farthest reaches of space, starting with Alpha Centauri.
Silicon-free printed electronics could give rise to tech that's designed to be thrown away.
Silicon-free printed electronics could give rise to tech that's designed to be thrown away.
In this project we will develop an algorithm for precisely locating a touch event that occurs somewhere on a circular…
In this project we will develop an algorithm for precisely locating a touch event that occurs somewhere on a circular capacitive sensor.
Embedding sensors into an entirely 3D-printed heart-on-a-chip, researchers hope to reduce the time required for expensive…
Embedding sensors into an entirely 3D-printed heart-on-a-chip, researchers hope to reduce the time required for expensive testing of drugs.
Learn about noise behaviors in MEMS gyroscopes.
Learn about noise behaviors in MEMS gyroscopes.
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