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Lab on a Chip Technology Used in Early Prostate Cancer Detection

Lab on a Chip Technology Used in Early Prostate Cancer Detection

Lab on a Chip technology could make it possible to detect early-stage prostate cancer more reliably.


News Jun 11, 2016 by Kate Smith
Are You VR Ready?

Are You VR Ready?

An overview of recent advancements in video game hardware as it pertains to virtual reality.


News Jun 05, 2016 by Michael Greer
House-Monitoring Framework with Arduino and Raspberry Pi: The Paranoid App

House-Monitoring Framework with Arduino and Raspberry Pi: The Paranoid App

Learn how to use a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino to develop a system for monitoring and controlling your home.


Projects Jun 03, 2016 by Cezar Chirila
Chem-Phys Patch Uses Multiple Sensors on Wearable Tech

Chem-Phys Patch Uses Multiple Sensors on Wearable Tech

Engineers at the University of California San Diego are developing a wearable, Bluetooth-enabled sensor patch that can track electrical signals as well as biochemical signals: the Chem-Phys patch.


News Jun 02, 2016 by Kate Smith
MEMS Magnetic Sensing and Stimulating Brain Implants

MEMS Magnetic Sensing and Stimulating Brain Implants

A transdisciplinary team of neuroscientists and engineers at Penn State is developing MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) tech to monitor and stimulate neural electric signals— without invasive brain implants.


News Jun 01, 2016 by Kate Smith
Circuits and Techniques for Implementing Capacitive Touch Sensing

Circuits and Techniques for Implementing Capacitive Touch Sensing

This article presents some basic cap-sense circuit configurations and discusses how to deal with low- and high-frequency noise.


Biometric Security Measures can be Hacked Easily, Here’s Why

Biometric Security Measures can be Hacked Easily, Here’s Why

Biometric databases and photographs allow a hacker to fool a fingerprint scanner without access to your hand or even a print left on an object. Other biometric security measures don't hold up either.


News May 25, 2016 by Seth Schaffer
Introduction to Capacitive Touch Sensing

Introduction to Capacitive Touch Sensing

In this article, we will take a detailed (but not too detailed) look at the electrical principles that allow us to detect the presence of a human finger using little more than a capacitor.


Autonomous Car Chips Beef up Sensor Fusion

Autonomous Car Chips Beef up Sensor Fusion

The recent announcements from NXP and STMicro accentuate the journey from ADAS to autonomous vehicles.


News May 20, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
Characteristics of Junction Diodes

Characteristics of Junction Diodes

In this article, we will look at the characteristics of junction diodes and learn how to analyze circuits containing diodes that operate in the forward, reverse, and breakdown biases.


Building Raspberry Pi Controllers: Interactive Graphics Controllers

Building Raspberry Pi Controllers: Interactive Graphics Controllers

In part 7 of the "Building Raspberry Pi Controllers" series, readers will learn how to make an interactive graphics bouncing ball using a Raspberry Pi and physical computing techniques.


Projects May 18, 2016 by Don Wilcher
Turning on a Light with Ultrasonic Motion Detection

Turning on a Light with Ultrasonic Motion Detection

This project will show you how to connect an ultrasonic sensor and an Arduino to turn on a light when motion is sensed.


Create an Object Tracking System: Integrating Servo Control with Object Detect

Create an Object Tracking System: Integrating Servo Control with Object Detect

This project covers integrating servo control and object detection.


Projects May 10, 2016 by Michael Stock
WISP Wireless Power Platform

WISP Wireless Power Platform

The WISP microcontroller has the potential to revolutionize the way small IoT devices are powered and distributed.


News May 07, 2016 by Michael Greer
Breakthrough in Nanoimprint Lithography Could Revolutionize Flexible Semiconductors

Breakthrough in Nanoimprint Lithography Could Revolutionize Flexible Semiconductors

Collaborative efforts from UW Madison and partnering Universities have developed a new technique to create low cost, high power flexible semiconductors.


News Apr 30, 2016 by Zabrel Holsman
IoT Security: Risks and Realities

IoT Security: Risks and Realities

The IoT is becoming ever more present in our lives. Can security keep up?


News Apr 29, 2016 by Kate Smith
IoT and the Evolution of Smart Sensors

IoT and the Evolution of Smart Sensors

How cheap MCUs are turning ubiquitous sensors into the next IoT frontier.


News Apr 28, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
The Low Down on GPS Trackers

The Low Down on GPS Trackers

Once exclusive to Spy Movies, compact GPS trackers are becoming a reality. What are engineers making with these smaller systems?


News Apr 27, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Teardown Tuesday: Dash Camera

Teardown Tuesday: Dash Camera

Dash Cameras are becoming a very popular automotive accessory. What's inside of one?


News Apr 26, 2016 by Alex Udanis
April’s Kickstarter Hardware Roundup

April’s Kickstarter Hardware Roundup

The month of April has brought us some truly unique crowd-funded toys in the form of some DIY speakers and two development boards with some great hardware features.


News Apr 25, 2016 by Aaron LaBarbera