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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
Researchers Create a Robotic Stingray with Light-Activated Living Cells

Researchers Create a Robotic Stingray with Light-Activated Living Cells

By engineering the heart cells of a neonatal rat, researchers have built a robotic ray which can swim just like a living creature.


News Dec 05, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar
Protecting Technological Infrastructure with EMP-Proof Conductive Concrete

Protecting Technological Infrastructure with EMP-Proof Conductive Concrete

Engineers from the University of Nebraska have created a spray-on conductive concrete that can defend against EMP attacks.


News Dec 04, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
How the Internet of Things Will Change the Way We Grow and Eat Food

How the Internet of Things Will Change the Way We Grow and Eat Food

The “Internet of Things” (IoT) is a buzzword being that describes the interconnectivity of devices in our everyday lives that collects and shares data via the Internet.


News Dec 03, 2016 by Chantelle Dubois
QMD: Expediting Core-to-Core Communication in Multicore Processors

QMD: Expediting Core-to-Core Communication in Multicore Processors

Researchers have designed a more efficient multicore processor.


News Dec 02, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar
Gold-Coated DNA Nanowires Could Power Genetic Computing

Gold-Coated DNA Nanowires Could Power Genetic Computing

A team of scientists in Germany have created genetic nanostructures that could be the key to genetic computers.


News Dec 01, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Biomedical Devices that Restore Walking, Insulin Management, and Vision

Biomedical Devices that Restore Walking, Insulin Management, and Vision

Biomedical tech is working towards making us bionic. Check out the tech giving us spinal-interfaces, electronic pancreata, and a headset which can restore vision for the blind.


News Nov 30, 2016 by Chantelle Dubois
Teardown Tuesday: Robotic Floor Cleaner

Teardown Tuesday: Robotic Floor Cleaner

Robotic floor cleaners have been available as consumer products for a number of years now but with a gradual drop in production cost and development of new technology, these cleaners are becoming cheaper. In this teardown we will look at a Robotic Floor Cleaner which uses "electrostatic forces" to remove dust and can clean a room with its "intelligent" obstacle navigation.


News Nov 29, 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
2016: The Year of High-Performance Computing

2016: The Year of High-Performance Computing

From efficient supercomputers to quantum computing, interest in high-performance computing is growing.


News Nov 27, 2016 by Chantelle Dubois
GreenWaves’ RISC-V Core to Supersede Cortex Cores in the IoT

GreenWaves’ RISC-V Core to Supersede Cortex Cores in the IoT

Fab-less semiconductor company, GreenWaves Technologies, has developed a new processor designed for IoT applications that they claim that will outmatch ARM Cortex processors.


News Nov 26, 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
Could Nanowires Change the Way We Manage Heat Dissipation in ICs?

Could Nanowires Change the Way We Manage Heat Dissipation in ICs?

Heat dissipation is one of the biggest obstacles in semiconductor reduction. A team at the University of California has developed nanowires that can significantly improve heat dissipation characteristics and shape the future of silicon chip design.


News Nov 23, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
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
IoT-Based Parking Designed to Save Users Time and Money

IoT-Based Parking Designed to Save Users Time and Money

IoT technology aims to find you the nearest parking space and automatically bill you for it.


News Nov 21, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar
Will Quantum Computers Be the End of Bitcoin?

Will Quantum Computers Be the End of Bitcoin?

With advances in quantum computers becoming the norm and practical machines soon becoming a reality, the world faces a serious security threat. How will Bitcoin, a digital-based cryptocurrency, survive against such a threat and what will this mean for the value of Bitcoin?


News Nov 20, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
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
Engineer Spotlight: Tanky Drone’s Bogdan Ryabyshchuk Talks Crowdfunding and Racing Drones

Engineer Spotlight: Tanky Drone’s Bogdan Ryabyshchuk Talks Crowdfunding and Racing Drones

We talk with Tanky's founder about nigh-invulnerable 3D-printed armor, how to destroy a GoPro, firmware and batteries, who is the best pilot, and the inevitable power-to-weight tradeoff of flying things.


News Nov 18, 2016 by Jeremy Lee