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Expand your Raspberry Pi with Arduino ports

“For this project, explore Raspberry Pi port expansions using Java, serial, and Arduino. As members of the maker community, we are always looking for creative ways to use hardware and software. This time, Patrick Lima and I decided we wanted …

Experiment too big? Hire a mobile robot scientist

“Researchers at the University of Liverpool have built an intelligent mobile robot scientist that can work 24-7, carrying out experiments by itself. The robot scientist, the first of its kind, makes its own decisions about which chemistry experiments to perform …

Project  FreeDeck

FreeDeck

“The FreeDeck aims to be a Free/OpenSource replacement for Elgatos Streamdeck and similar. It works by creating a config file with the FreeDeck Configurator, loading it onto an SDCard and inserting it into the FreeDeck. You don’t need …

Freezer Failure Alarm

“The other day I started thinking about our chest freezer and all of the hundreds of dollars worth of food that we have in there. What if it fails and goes unnoticed for a while? The freezer is getting older …

Graphene Boosts Perovskite Single Crystal Photodetector Performance

“Due to the wide application of photodetectors in the fields including optical communication, environmental monitoring, and image sensing, the research for developing highly efficient photodetectors has attracted extensive attention over the past decades. Since 2009, methyl ammonium lead halide (CH3NH3PbX3 …

Graphene: It is all about the toppings

“To fully exploit the potential of the “wonder material” graphene, it has to be combined with other materials. A new study investigates what is important for this. Graphene consists of a single layer of carbon atoms. Exceptional electronic, thermal, mechanical …

Harvesting energy from droplets

“Scientists of the University of Twente and South China Normal University designed an electrical generator that can harvest energy from impacting droplets and other sources of mechanical energy. Their paper recently appeared in Advanced Materials. Global warming is an increasing …

How to Make a Personal Mini Desk Fan Out of an Old Computer Fits in Your Pocket

“I’ll be showing you how to make a personal mini desk fan out of an old computer. A bonus is that it even fits in your pocket. This is a very simple project, so not much experience or expertise …

HTTPS Requests to Any URL Using the ESP8266

“Fetching or posting data to the internet is one of the core tasks of an IoT device. Doing so over HTTP is implemented quite well in the default ESP8266 Arduino libraries, but for HTTPS requests things are more difficult. In …

Iconic CASIO F-91W Wall/Desk Size

“The Casio F-91W watch ,my favorite classic digital watch and loved by thousands around the world is becoming an iconic retro fashion. So, why do not to Super-Size it with all the functionality ?! Supplies:- HMI 7” (Nextion) -Nextion IO adapter …