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Cyclone PCB factory 2.0

“Después de varios meses trabajando en ello, Cyclone PCB Factory 2.0 ha sido publicada. Esta versión ha sido “esponsorizada” por BQ. Es el resultado del trabajo conjunto de Carlos García Saura, autor de la primera Cyclone, junto a varios …

Holographic sonic tractor beam lifts and moves objects using soundwaves

“The world’s first sonic tractor beams that can lift and move objects using soundwaves have been built by a team that includes researchers at the University of Sussex. Tractor beams are mysterious rays that can grab and lift objects …

NXP and Freescale Announce Completion of Merger

“NXP Semiconductors N.V.(NASDAQ:NXPI) and Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:FSL) today announced the completion of the merger pursuant to the terms of the previously announced merger agreement from March 2015. The merger has created a high performance mixed …

PHP 7.0.0 Released

“The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.0.0. This release marks the start of the new major PHP 7 series. (…) It is not just a next major PHP version being released today. The release being …

Quest to drill into Earth’s mantle restarts

“Jules Verne would have dug this plan: drill into the sea floor, through kilometres of the planet’s rocky crust to penetrate the denser underlying mantle. It is one of geology’s classic quests, conceived almost 60 years ago, at …

Venus Climate Orbiter “AKATSUKI” Result of Attitude Control Engine Thrust Operation for Venus Orbit Insertion (VOI-R1)

“The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) performed the attitude control engine thrust operation of the Venus Climate Orbiter “AKATSUKI” for its Venus orbit insertion from 8:51 a.m. on December 7 (Japan Standard Time). As a result of analyzing …

Waterloo researchers create technology to produce lighter, long-lasting batteries from silicon

“Substantially smaller and longer-lasting batteries for everything from portable electronic devices to electric cars could be come a reality thanks to an innovative technology developed by University of Waterloo researchers. Zhongwei Chen, a chemical engineering professor at Waterloo, and a …

Creating an artificial sense of touch through electrical stimuli

“A new study led by University of Chicago neuroscientists brings them one step closer to building prosthetic limbs for humans that recreate a sense of touch through a direct interface with the brain. The research, published Oct. 26 in the …

KiCad 4.0.0 Is Out!

“We’ve just released the long-awaited KiCad stable release, version 4.0.0! The announcement can be read on the developer’s mailing list archive. KiCad binaries will be available for download for Windows, OSX and Linux in the near …

Raspberry Pi Zero: The $5 Computer

“Of all the things we do at Raspberry Pi, driving down the cost of computer hardware remains one of the most important. Even in the developed world, a programmable computer is a luxury item for a lot of people, and …