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Engineer Spotlight: FarmBot’s Rory Aronson Explains the Challenges and Benefits of Automated Farming

Engineer Spotlight: FarmBot’s Rory Aronson Explains the Challenges and Benefits of Automated Farming

FarmBot is an automated system that can plant, weed, and grow vegetables organically. Here at AAC, we interviewed Rory Aronson of the brilliant FarmBot team to get a better understanding of this invention!


News Sep 23, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
The Future of Wearables: Material That Can Recognize Patterns

The Future of Wearables: Material That Can Recognize Patterns

New research attempts to achieve a hybrid material system which can sense, communicate, and compute.


News Sep 22, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar
AI Predicted to Commit More Cyber Crime than People by 2040

AI Predicted to Commit More Cyber Crime than People by 2040

With the IoT on the rise, there is no wonder why cyber crime is on the rise as well. But will AI and computer systems commit more crime than people by 2040?


News Sep 21, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Teardown Tuesday: Digital Tape Measure

Teardown Tuesday: Digital Tape Measure

Some people have trouble reading tape measures. In an effort to make life easier, there are digital tape measures. What's inside of one?


News Sep 20, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Engineer Spotlight: Kunal Chaudhary on Designing IoT Home Automation (Inspired by Hal9000)

Engineer Spotlight: Kunal Chaudhary on Designing IoT Home Automation (Inspired by Hal9000)

The Dot uses location to add context to notifications.


News Sep 19, 2016 by Ebony Calloway
World’s First Robotic Eye Surgery Is a Milestone for Biomedical Tech

World’s First Robotic Eye Surgery Is a Milestone for Biomedical Tech

A new device, the Robotic Retinal Dissection Device, has been used to restore the sight in an eye. What will this mean for robots in delicate surgeries in the future and how will we benefit from such involvement?


News Sep 18, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Researchers at IBM Have Prototyped a 3 Bits-Per-Cell PCM

Researchers at IBM Have Prototyped a 3 Bits-Per-Cell PCM

Researchers at IBM’s Zurich laboratory have demonstrated the feasibility of 3 bits-per-cell storage using phase-change memory (PCM) technology under large temperature fluctuations.


News Sep 17, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar
What Does Renesas’ Intersil Deal Mean for the Evolution of MCUs?

What Does Renesas’ Intersil Deal Mean for the Evolution of MCUs?

Microcontrollers meet analog and power management ICs for creating powerful automotive SoCs.


News Sep 16, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
Raspberry Pi’s Latest Milestone: 10 Million Units Sold

Raspberry Pi’s Latest Milestone: 10 Million Units Sold

With the sale of 10 million units, the Raspberry Pi is the newest best-selling British computer. Let's take a look at how the Raspberry Pi got here and what lies ahead!


News Sep 15, 2016 by Adam LaBarbera
Retro Teardown: The Sinclair 300 Calculator

Retro Teardown: The Sinclair 300 Calculator

Calculators are always taken for granted, especially in the age of smartphones. Today we will look at a calculator from 1975 (40 years old) which was one of Clive Sinclair's fantastic, innovative products!


News Sep 15, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Law Enforcement and Legislators Struggle to Keep Up with Regulating Drones

Law Enforcement and Legislators Struggle to Keep Up with Regulating Drones

As drone technology races ahead and becomes increasingly accessible, legislators and law enforcement are scrambling to keep up.


News Sep 14, 2016 by Johnathan Powell
Teardown Tuesday: Thermal Camera

Teardown Tuesday: Thermal Camera

In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to take a look at the insides of an inexpensive thermal camera.


News Sep 13, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Silicon Nanowires Could Stretch Up to 23% Farther than Previously Thought

Silicon Nanowires Could Stretch Up to 23% Farther than Previously Thought

Thanks to increasingly flexible nanowires, the next generation of electronics might be closer than we think.


News Sep 12, 2016 by Donald Krambeck
3D Printing Filaments: HT vs PLA Final Overview

3D Printing Filaments: HT vs PLA Final Overview

Results of testing the filament under both heat and shock, as well as a final overview of the tests.


News Sep 11, 2016 by Michael Greer
HT vs PLA Filament for High-Temperature 3D Printing

HT vs PLA Filament for High-Temperature 3D Printing

In this article, we compare the thermal and structural properties of high-temperature filament.


News Sep 10, 2016 by Michael Greer
The End of an Ara: Google ATAP Shuts Down Their Modular Phone Project

The End of an Ara: Google ATAP Shuts Down Their Modular Phone Project

Google killed its new modular phone. Find out why it was doomed to fail and how it changed the industry forever.


News Sep 09, 2016 by Daniel Bogdanoff
This Sailing Drone’s Sensors Can Chart the Ocean Like Never Before

This Sailing Drone’s Sensors Can Chart the Ocean Like Never Before

Saildrone is a company that is exploring new horizons with autonomous drones that sail the seas gathering data as they go.


News Sep 08, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
These Flexible Logic Gates Will Help Octobot Revolutionize Soft Robotics

These Flexible Logic Gates Will Help Octobot Revolutionize Soft Robotics

Researchers from Caltech and Harvard have developed a chain of parts built from soft materials which can transmit mechanical signals.


News Sep 07, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar
Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Toothbrush

Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Toothbrush

Philips has made a Bluetooth-connected toothbrush. Let's tear it down!


News Sep 06, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Gallium Nitride Gaining Traction One Chip at a Time

Gallium Nitride Gaining Traction One Chip at a Time

Gallium nitride (GaN) transistors are smaller, faster, and more power efficient. Dialog's launch of half bridge shows that they are ready for commercialization in high-volume applications.


News Sep 05, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad