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The Santa Cam! An Arduino PIR Motion-Activated Camera System

The Santa Cam! An Arduino PIR Motion-Activated Camera System

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!


Projects Dec 19, 2016 by Ryan Jones
Smaller, Self-Healing Transistors Being Developed for Chip-Sized Spacecraft

Smaller, Self-Healing Transistors Being Developed for Chip-Sized Spacecraft

Chip-sized spacecraft might be what gets us to the farthest reaches of space, starting with Alpha Centauri.


News Dec 19, 2016 by Chantelle Dubois
Could Disposable Printed Electronics Be the Future of Packaging?

Could Disposable Printed Electronics Be the Future of Packaging?

Silicon-free printed electronics could give rise to tech that's designed to be thrown away.


News Dec 16, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Circular Touch Sensing with an EFM8 Microcontroller

Circular Touch Sensing with an EFM8 Microcontroller

In this project we will develop an algorithm for precisely locating a touch event that occurs somewhere on a circular capacitive sensor.


Projects Dec 15, 2016 by Robert Keim
3D-Printed Heart-on-a-Chip Can Predict Efficacy of Pharmaceutical Drugs

3D-Printed Heart-on-a-Chip Can Predict Efficacy of Pharmaceutical Drugs

Embedding sensors into an entirely 3D-printed heart-on-a-chip, researchers hope to reduce the time required for expensive testing of drugs.


News Dec 15, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar
Designing for Low Noise Feedback Control with MEMS Gyroscopes

Designing for Low Noise Feedback Control with MEMS Gyroscopes

Learn about noise behaviors in MEMS gyroscopes.


DIY Arduino-Based Sous-Vide Machine

DIY Arduino-Based Sous-Vide Machine

Learn how to build your own sous-vide machine. Say goodbye to overcooked steak!


Projects Dec 13, 2016 by Cezar Chirila
Teardown Tuesday: Leap Motion Controller

Teardown Tuesday: Leap Motion Controller

The Leap Motion Controller is a gesture tracker that is capable of tracking all ten fingers simultaneously.


News Dec 13, 2016 by Mark Hughes
Capacitive Touch Sensing with an EFM8 Microcontroller

Capacitive Touch Sensing with an EFM8 Microcontroller

This project explores capacitive-touch-sense technology using an evaluation board for an EFM8 Sleepy Bee microcontroller.


Projects Dec 12, 2016 by Robert Keim
Teardown Tuesday: USB Power Meter

Teardown Tuesday: USB Power Meter

In this Teardown Tuesday, we will split, smash, crack, and sand our way into a USB power meter to see how it's made.


News Dec 06, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
How Self-Healing Electronics Could Change Everything, from Smartphones to Space Stations

How Self-Healing Electronics Could Change Everything, from Smartphones to Space Stations

A team of engineers at the University of California have created a conductive mixture that, when printed, can self-heal if damaged.


News Nov 28, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Overclocked Wearables Can Pick Up Bio-Acoustic Signals

Overclocked Wearables Can Pick Up Bio-Acoustic Signals

Software updates can make conventional wearables capable of recognizing the wearer's movements.


News Nov 25, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar
Using a Customizable Interface Development Tool with Arduino

Using a Customizable Interface Development Tool with Arduino

Development tools that let you create drag-and-drop interface tools for Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects are quite popular. I got my hands on one and here's how it went.


News Nov 24, 2016 by Johnathan Powell
NXP in 2017: Autonomous Vehicle Security and the Smallest 8-Pin Logic Ever

NXP in 2017: Autonomous Vehicle Security and the Smallest 8-Pin Logic Ever

NXP recently announced their merger with Qualcomm, but they weren't done making announcements in 2016.


News Nov 24, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
Teardown Tuesday: MiPosaur Robot

Teardown Tuesday: MiPosaur Robot

Miposaur is a self-balancing robot that packs quite a bit of technology into a small package. Let's find out what is inside.


News Nov 22, 2016 by Mark Hughes
The Zambroombi: Roomba’s Next Ultrasonic Competitor

The Zambroombi: Roomba’s Next Ultrasonic Competitor

The Zambroombi is the next step up from your neighbor's fancy Roomba. Set it and forget it!


Projects Nov 21, 2016 by Ryan Jones
The November Kickstarter Hardware Roundup

The November Kickstarter Hardware Roundup

This month, we're highlighting three Kickstarters that may catch your eye: a power-efficient and precise soldering tool, an educational coding robot, and the "most powerful maker board out there".


News Nov 19, 2016 by Chantelle Dubois
Flash Freeze Photography with an Arduino

Flash Freeze Photography with an Arduino

Freeze moments in time to easily produce extraordinary close-up pictures with your digital camera, an Arduino, and these simple circuits.


The Benefits and Threats of Using Facial Recognition in Mass Transit

The Benefits and Threats of Using Facial Recognition in Mass Transit

STElectronic (Singapore Technology) is developing a system to replace the current travel card system used in the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT). But there is concern about the use of such a system and the potential implications of Big Brother tracking your every step.


News Nov 14, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Teardown Tuesday: Pulse Oximeter

Teardown Tuesday: Pulse Oximeter

Pulse oximeters estimate the percentage of oxygen-saturated hemoglobin. This teardown looks inside a portable finger-type pulse-oximeter.


News Nov 08, 2016 by Mark Hughes