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Artificial materials for more efficient electronics

“The discovery of an unprecedented physical effect in a new artificial material marks a significant milestone in the lengthy process of developing “made-to-order” materials and more energy-efficient electronics. We are surrounded by electronic devices. Transistors are used to power telephones …

Automated Garden System Built on Raspberry Pi for Outdoors or Indoors - MudPi

“Do you like gardening but can’t find the time to maintain it? Perhaps you have some houseplants that are looking a little thirsty or looking for a way to automate your hydroponics? In this project we will solve those …

Automating Blinds with a Retrofitted External Motor

“It’d be a real stretch to say I needed to automate the blinds in my apartment, but it was fun, and I’m loving the result. Blinds open automatically at sunrise and close at sundown. It’s nice to …

Awit-10: a Singing Music, a Dancing Light.

“The Name Awit-10 is derived from a Filipino Word, “Awitin” (Pronounced: Uh-weet-tin) which means “To sing”. Awit-10 is composed of ten of my favorite songs: 1. Cry by Mandy Moore 2. Heaven by Bryan Adams 3. I see the Light …

Black silicon photodetector breaks the 100% efficiency limit

“The efficiency was so high that at first the researchers had a hard time believing the result. Now Aalto University spin-off company ElFys Inc. already supplies the record detectors for several industry sectors. Aalto University researchers have developed a black …

Breakthrough extends quantum state stability by 10,000 times

“Scientists in Chicago have developed a way to keep quantum states operating for longer periods of time — a breakthrough they say could accelerate the development of quantum communication, computing and sensing. Hundreds of studies have hinted at the power of …

Cerebras Wafer Packs 2.6 Trillion-Transistor CPU With 850,000 Cores

“A few years ago, we started to see researchers discussing an old manufacturing idea first explored in the 1980s: Wafer-scale processing. The idea of WSP is straightforward: Instead of dicing a wafer into individual chips and then packaging those chips …

Challenges in the development of electrocatalysts

“Efficient catalysts are crucial for energy conversion. However, findings from basic research rarely make it into practice at present. Regenerative energy harvesting often generates more electricity than is directly needed. Electrochemical processes could be used to store the excess energy …

China’s CATL is developing new EV battery with no nickel, cobalt, exec says

“China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL), a Tesla supplier, is developing a new type of electric vehicle (EV) battery that contains no nickel or cobalt, a company executive said on Saturday. Nickel and cobalt are key ingredients in …

Clap-on Switch

“A relative asked me one time if i could create a switch that reacts to clapping your hands. So i’ve orderd some stuff to create a project and decided to make a instructable so everyone could have a awesome …