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The MagPI 92

“Your Raspberry Pi problems solved in the latest edition of The MagPi. Plus! Track local weather and pollution, add facial recognition to a magic mirror, and tweet with a hacked Morse code key. Inside The MagPi magazine #92 Solve Raspberry …

Tiny double accelerator recycles energy

“A team of DESY scientists has built a miniature double particle accelerator that can recycle some of the laser energy fed into the system to boost the energy of the accelerated electrons a second time. The device uses narrowband terahertz …

Towards an unhackable quantum internet

“A quantum internet could be used to send un-hackable messages, improve the accuracy of GPS, and enable cloud-based quantum computing. For more than twenty years, dreams of creating such a quantum network have remained out of reach in large part …

Two-dimensional metals open pathways to new science

“An atomically thin materials platform developed by Penn State researchers in conjunction with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Oak Ridge National Lab will open a wide range of new applications in biomolecular sensing, quantum phenomena, catalysis and nonlinear optics. “We …

Ultrathin graphene film offers new concept for solar energy

“Researchers at Swinburne, the University of Sydney and Australian National University have collaborated to develop a solar absorbing, ultrathin film with unique properties that has great potential for use in solar thermal energy harvesting. The 90 nanometre material is 1000 …

UPS Flight Forward And Wingcopter To Develop Versatile New Drone Fleet

“UPS (NYSE:UPS) drone delivery subsidiary UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF) today said it would collaborate with German drone-maker Wingcopter to develop the next generation of package delivery drones for a variety of use cases in the United States and internationally …

Wash-A-Lot-Bot! A DIY Hand Washing Timer

“An easy way to make a hand-washing timer, using Arduino. Using proper hand-washing technique is one of the five things you can do right now to help keep yourself and others healthy. The CDC recommends washing for 20 seconds, so …

Wearable biosensors may pave the way for personalized health and wellness

“Penn State engineers say computational power is key to technology for smart bandages, health tattoos and artificial organs Bulky, buzzing and beeping hospital rooms demonstrate that monitoring a patient’s health status is an invasive and uncomfortable process, at best …

WiFi Work From Home Indicator

“For those of use fortunate enough to be able to work from home, this device will hopefully help! For those of us fortunate enough to be able to work from home, we are probably finding that there are some major …

2019 Easy Bee Counter V.1

“This version of the bee counter is easy to solder and assemble (all through-hole). It’s been tested and works* with sample code provided. The current tested design is easy to program and approachable to beginner programmers. The printed circuit …