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“Black nitrogen”: Bayreuth researchers discover new high-pressure material and solve a puzzle of the periodic table

“In the periodic table of elements there is one golden rule for carbon, oxygen, and other light elements. Under high pressures they have similar structures to heavier elements in the same group of elements. Only nitrogen always seemed unwilling to …

Bluetooth Low Energy: Subscription to a Service

“An example of how to subscribe to a characteristic of a service. In this tutorial we are going to see an example of using Bluetooth Low Energy technology using the Arduino MKR WiFi 1010 and Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense …

Boosting Energy Efficiency of 2D Material Electronics using Topological Semimetal

“SUTD researchers discover a new way to boost the energy efficiency of 2D semiconductor electronics by synergizing 2D materials and topological semimetals. Driven by the ever-increasing desires of the consumer market for smaller, lighter and smarter devices, the size of …

Building an LED Matrix Driver

“I’m lucky to have friends working in the electronics industry in various different capacities. Through them, I’ll occasionally get hold of some unwanted/rejected/surplus boards or components that would otherwise just end up in the WEEE bin …

Car Heads Up Display (Arduino + ELM327)

“Some years ago I had the chance to drive a C6 Corvette with a HUD and loved it. The ability to see your speed and RPM without taking your eyes off the road made driving much more enjoyable. For a …

Carbon nanotube transistors make the leap from lab to factory floor

“Technique paves the way for more energy efficient, 3D microprocessors. Carbon nanotube transistors are a step closer to commercial reality, now that MIT researchers have demonstrated that the devices can be made swiftly in commercial facilities, with the same equipment …

Data-relay satellite ready for service

“The second node in the most sophisticated laser communication network ever designed is ready to go into service. Dubbed the “SpaceDataHighway”, the European Data Relay System (EDRS) helps Earth-observing satellites to transmit large quantities of potentially life-saving data to Europe …

DC and Stepper Motor Tester

“Few months ago, a friend of mine gave me a couple of discarded inkjet printers and copy machines. I was interested in harvesting their power source units, cables, sensors and especially motors. I salvaged what I could and I wanted …

Digital IO library

“This goal of this Digital I/O library is to ease the use of simple sensors and devices attached to Digital I/O pins. If you like this library please star or comment on github to pat me in the …

Diy Vr Headset For $80

“My initial goal was to do this for under $150(USD), however after shopping around and changing some parts out for alternatives I managed to get this down to around $80. So let us get started. The parts required are …