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The Right To Repair: Giving Consumers the Ability to Fix their Own Electronics

The Right To Repair: Giving Consumers the Ability to Fix their Own Electronics

Many U.S. states are considering a bill to give consumers the protected right to repair their own electronics without fear of manufacturer retaliation.


News Feb 12, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Why Women Avoid STEM Fields and How to Fix It

Why Women Avoid STEM Fields and How to Fix It

STEM fields are mostly male-dominated. But a few events are aiming to open doors for young female engineers.


News Feb 10, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Improve Your Power: New Products for Generating and Monitoring Your Supply Voltages

Improve Your Power: New Products for Generating and Monitoring Your Supply Voltages

In this article, we’ll take a look at three new power-management ICs—two linear regulators and one power supply monitor.


News Feb 09, 2017 by Robert Keim
Raspberry Pi Zero HATs for Home Automation and IoT Designs

Raspberry Pi Zero HATs for Home Automation and IoT Designs

2016 brought some interesting additions for Raspberry Pi Zero that can be incorporated into home automation and IoT prototyping.


News Feb 08, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
Teardown Tuesday: Mini Digital Storage Oscilloscope

Teardown Tuesday: Mini Digital Storage Oscilloscope

The DS211 Mini Storage Oscilloscope is a single channel, shirt pocket-sized oscilloscope. This week we open it up to see what is inside.


News Feb 07, 2017 by Mark Hughes
MIT Gives Computers the Capability to Predict the Future with Deep Learning

MIT Gives Computers the Capability to Predict the Future with Deep Learning

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have created an algorithm which significantly improves predictive ability.


News Feb 06, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
New Security Advances Bridge the Gap Between Software and Hardware

New Security Advances Bridge the Gap Between Software and Hardware

With more and more computers in the world and the increase in inter-connectivity, security is paramount for everyday life. New solutions that work towards integrating security for both software and hardware vulnerabilities are being released.


News Feb 06, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Neural Networks: The Missing Link of AI?

Neural Networks: The Missing Link of AI?

Advancements have been made towards artificial intelligence, with neural networks leading the way as the most promising method.


News Feb 04, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
New CVD Technology Allows Smaller Chip Packaging for SoCs and SiPs

New CVD Technology Allows Smaller Chip Packaging for SoCs and SiPs

A new breakthrough in the chemical vapor deposition process could allow smaller chip packaging.


News Feb 03, 2017 by Zabrel Holsman
Teardown Tuesday: Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 Camera

Teardown Tuesday: Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 Camera

The Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 camera has a surprisingly complete electronic control board. This teardown looks inside.


News Jan 31, 2017 by Mark Hughes
Cambridge’s Environmentally-Friendly, Conductive Graphene Ink Can Survive the Washing Machine

Cambridge’s Environmentally-Friendly, Conductive Graphene Ink Can Survive the Washing Machine

Researchers at the Cambridge Graphene Centre have created a process for creating wearable graphene that is durable and environmentally friendly.


News Jan 29, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Diamonds Vie to Replace Silicon as Next Semiconductor Material

Diamonds Vie to Replace Silicon as Next Semiconductor Material

Researcher Professor Mutsuko Matano and Tokyo Tech are planning to use diamonds as the next power and sensor semiconductor.


News Jan 28, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Hardware and Software Solutions to the Transistor Count Issue with Silicon Chips

Hardware and Software Solutions to the Transistor Count Issue with Silicon Chips

Moore's law states the number of transistors on silicon doubles every year. The laws of physics state that number is approaching a limit.


News Jan 26, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Teardown Tuesday: Wireless Lamp

Teardown Tuesday: Wireless Lamp

In this teardown Tuesday we will take apart an Ikea smart lamp that can be controlled via an external remote.


News Jan 24, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
The January Kickstarter Hardware Roundup

The January Kickstarter Hardware Roundup

Start your year off right with some of these neat Kickstarter projects: the first full-color 3D-printer, an open-source machine vision module, and 6LoWPAN devices to help you expand your IoT projects.


News Jan 21, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
3D-Printed Embedded Electronics Make this Drone Ready to Fly Straight out of the Printer

3D-Printed Embedded Electronics Make this Drone Ready to Fly Straight out of the Printer

This 3D-printed drone features built-in printed electronics.


News Jan 20, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
IBM’s 2017 “5 in 5” Predictions: AI, Lab-on-a-Chip Tech, and Smart Sensors

IBM’s 2017 “5 in 5” Predictions: AI, Lab-on-a-Chip Tech, and Smart Sensors

IBM has released their “5 in 5” in which they predict five important innovations that will happen within the next five years.


News Jan 19, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
New Programming Language Tackles Energy Harvesting’s Problem with Intermittent Power

New Programming Language Tackles Energy Harvesting’s Problem with Intermittent Power

Carnegie Mellon's new programming language helps make energy harvesting systems more reliable.


News Jan 18, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Laser Distance Measurer

Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Laser Distance Measurer

What's inside the Suaoki Bluetooth laser distance measurement tool?


News Jan 17, 2017 by Mark Hughes
The Raspberry Pi Compute 3 Has Arrived

The Raspberry Pi Compute 3 Has Arrived

The Raspberry Pi Compute is getting a transformation with a big improvement in RAM and CPU speed.


News Jan 17, 2017 by Robin Mitchell