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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
Teardown Tuesday: TP Link Powerline Adapter

Teardown Tuesday: TP Link Powerline Adapter

With powerline adapters becoming more popular, it's about time one of these was taken apart! In this teardown, we will look inside a TP link powerline adaptor to see what makes this thing tick!


News Nov 15, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Retro Teardown: Commodore 1541 Floppy Drive vs DVD Drive

Retro Teardown: Commodore 1541 Floppy Drive vs DVD Drive

CD drives are standard these days, but who remembers our old friend the floppy drive?


News Nov 10, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
PLC Design Board Aims at Industry 4.0 Applications

PLC Design Board Aims at Industry 4.0 Applications

Industry 4.0 is here now, and Maxim's Pocket IO PLC development platform shows how it can reinvigorate manufacturing operations with tiny sensors and distributed control units.


News Nov 09, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
Microsoft Proposes FPGA-Assisted Servers to Gain Speed at the End of Moore’s Law

Microsoft Proposes FPGA-Assisted Servers to Gain Speed at the End of Moore’s Law

Microsoft uses programmable chips to offer an accelerated implementation for a number of algorithms such as machine learning, pattern matching, and more.


News Nov 07, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar
Computers Designed to Mimic Human Brains May Achieve Truly Intelligent AI

Computers Designed to Mimic Human Brains May Achieve Truly Intelligent AI

Semiconductor producer SK Hynix have announced that they are partnering up with Stanford University to research and develop a semiconductor device that will resemble the human brain. How will this affect computing in the future and what can we expect from such devices?


News Nov 02, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Could Cornell’s New Super-Material Make Electronics 100 Times Greener?

Could Cornell’s New Super-Material Make Electronics 100 Times Greener?

Researchers at Cornell University have engineered a new magnetic material that could potentially make electronics 100 times “greener”. Could this (finally) be the dawn of room-temperature superconductors?


News Oct 12, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
New Technology Powers Drones Wirelessly

New Technology Powers Drones Wirelessly

Research from the Imperial College of London powers drones without weighing them down with batteries.


News Oct 09, 2016 by Donald Krambeck
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
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
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
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
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
IBM Gives Public Cloud Access to New 5-Qubit Quantum Computer

IBM Gives Public Cloud Access to New 5-Qubit Quantum Computer

IBM has not only released a 5-qubit quantum computer, but you can program it yourself on the cloud.


News Sep 04, 2016 by Dylan Wadler
These Analog DNA Computers Could Potentially Stop Cancer

These Analog DNA Computers Could Potentially Stop Cancer

Researchers at the Duke University have developed an analog DNA computer which can perform basic mathematic functions. The potential for medical applications could be huge.


News Sep 03, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar
Retro Teardown: The Commodore 64

Retro Teardown: The Commodore 64

In this Retro Teardown, we will look at the history of the Commodore 64 and then tear one apart!


News Sep 01, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
The Record-Breaking Quantum Logic Gate with 99.9% Precision

The Record-Breaking Quantum Logic Gate with 99.9% Precision

Researchers have passed an important milestone in building high-precision quantum gates with record-breaking precision of 99.9%


News Aug 31, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar
See Your IoT Digital Footprint (and Security Vulnerabilities) with Shodan

See Your IoT Digital Footprint (and Security Vulnerabilities) with Shodan

Shodan is an IoT search engine which provides information about every device connected to the internet.


News Jul 16, 2016 by Ebony Calloway
New Solar Panel Material Could Make SolarCity’s Gigafactory Hyper Efficient

New Solar Panel Material Could Make SolarCity’s Gigafactory Hyper Efficient

A possible new solar panel material is on the horizon. Learn what it could mean for a gigawatt solar panel plant.


News Jul 14, 2016 by Donald Krambeck