When we think “smart city”, many picture a vast landscape governed by technology in every way, shape, and form. Swathes of tech do not necessarily make…
When we think “smart city”, many picture a vast landscape governed by technology in every way, shape, and form. Swathes of tech do not necessarily make cities “smart” nor an objectively better place to live, however.
Why should we consider solar in design? Here's an argument put together by a power engineer.
Why should we consider solar in design? Here's an argument put together by a power engineer.
Learn more about the argument for microgrids.
Learn more about the argument for microgrids.
Didn’t make it to electronica 2018’s keynote presentation? Here’s a breakdown of how electronica 2018 kicked off…
Didn’t make it to electronica 2018’s keynote presentation? Here’s a breakdown of how electronica 2018 kicked off with a keynote presentation from economist Dr. Jeremy Rifkin.
With renewable energies on the rise there is a growing need for high capacity energy storage and one possible solution…
With renewable energies on the rise there is a growing need for high capacity energy storage and one possible solution are “virtual power plants”. What is a virtual power plant?
LiDAR has recently taken off with engineers integrating it into anything they can whether it is robotics or astronomy.…
LiDAR has recently taken off with engineers integrating it into anything they can whether it is robotics or astronomy. But FLiDAR, or Floating LiDAR, presents some real opportunities for solutions in areas that are otherwise difficult and costly to solve.
This article discusses the PCB layout for a power-supply circuit that generates a regulated 3.3 V rail from a small solar cell.
This article discusses the PCB layout for a power-supply circuit that generates a regulated 3.3 V rail from a small solar cell.
This article discusses a 3.3 V power-supply circuit that is built around an inductorless DC/DC converter and a solar cell.
This article discusses a 3.3 V power-supply circuit that is built around an inductorless DC/DC converter and a solar cell.
In this teardown, we examine the innards of a solar-powered floating water fountain by Feelle.
In this teardown, we examine the innards of a solar-powered floating water fountain by Feelle.
AAC continues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Voyager spacecraft by looking at the Plasma experiments. In this…
AAC continues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Voyager spacecraft by looking at the Plasma experiments. In this article, we take a look at the Voyager missions' plasma experiments.
In this News Brief, Wind River introduces advancement to the Industrial IoT with a new software virtualization platform…
In this News Brief, Wind River introduces advancement to the Industrial IoT with a new software virtualization platform for cloud infrastructure.
The growing need to create electricity from a wider variety of energy sources including renewables is driving growing…
The growing need to create electricity from a wider variety of energy sources including renewables is driving growing interest in DC power distribution over long distances and within buildings.
Google's artificial intelligence company, DeepMind, is using machine learning to help reduce energy use in Google's…
Google's artificial intelligence company, DeepMind, is using machine learning to help reduce energy use in Google's sprawling data centers.
Build a simple solar powered battery charger for Ni-MH batteries.
Build a simple solar powered battery charger for Ni-MH batteries.