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The Affordable LiDAR Movement—Researchers Aim to Drastically Reduce Sensor Costs

The Affordable LiDAR Movement—Researchers Aim to Drastically Reduce Sensor Costs

As of today, we are always looking to innovate our products as well as create new ones to make things more simplistic. Whether it be fully autonomous vehicles, agriculture, or marine surveying, companies are engineering a more efficient and cost-effective LiDAR systems to make these a reality.


News Sep 29, 2016 by Donald Krambeck
Retro Teardown: The ZX Spectrum

Retro Teardown: The ZX Spectrum

In this Retro Teardown, we will look at the most iconic computer of British History—the ZX Spectrum!


News Sep 29, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
ORNL Is Developing Methods to Recover Rare Earth Magnets from Used Hard Drives

ORNL Is Developing Methods to Recover Rare Earth Magnets from Used Hard Drives

Researchers have designed a process to recover rare earth magnets made using neodymium from used hard drives.


News Sep 28, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar
The Aha! Moment – Can We Get There Quicker?

The Aha! Moment – Can We Get There Quicker?

Your brain knows what to do even when you don't.


News Sep 27, 2016 by Raymond Genovese
Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Headphones

Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Headphones

Let's crack open some Bluetooth headphones and see the direction the mobile industry is going.


News Sep 27, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Can Graphene OLEDs Bring Flexible Displays to the Consumer Market?

Can Graphene OLEDs Bring Flexible Displays to the Consumer Market?

Recently researchers in South Korea have published their work on a new OLED stack in NPG Asia Materials journal. This new OLED is not only ultra-flexible but is also extremely efficient. What does this mean for new OLEDs? Are we going to see more OLEDs in products?


News Sep 26, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
The 2016 Airborne Delivery Challenge: Young UAV Builders Show How Drones Could Save Lives

The 2016 Airborne Delivery Challenge: Young UAV Builders Show How Drones Could Save Lives

"Outback Joe" is a dummy who badly needs his medicine. Fortunately, the annual UAV Challenge is a series of competitions which show how drones can be used to save lives, so help is on the way.


News Sep 25, 2016 by Jeremy Lee
Engineer Spotlight: Josh Vekhter on the Whoa Board’s Touch Sensor and Tech Born from Art

Engineer Spotlight: Josh Vekhter on the Whoa Board’s Touch Sensor and Tech Born from Art

An interview with Josh Vekhter from Foolish Projects.


News Sep 24, 2016 by Ebony Calloway
EU Aims to Supply Free Wi-Fi to Eurozone by 2025

EU Aims to Supply Free Wi-Fi to Eurozone by 2025

By 2025, the European Union intends to establish free Wi-Fi coverage for all. But what is the motivation for such a move? How will it be implemented? And is this even a feasible goal to begin with?


News Sep 23, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
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