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The Watchman

“Designed face structure to securely package electronics and allow quick access. Integrated Google’s AIY Vision Hat for offline face tracking. Added batteries for mobile use. Wrote Python and C++ programs to find faces and direct servo positions. Adapted and …

ulab: Crunch Numbers fast in CircuitPython

“What is ulab ulab (pronounced “micro lab”) lets you perform number crunching tasks in CircuitPython more quickly, often around 10x as fast. This can be very handy when dealing with sensor data, as we’ll see below. Right now, you …

Use 3 Arduino Pins to Control As Many Devices As You Want !

“This is a simple project that will allow you to control as many devices as you want with only 3 GPIO pins on a microcontroller !”

Wireless Security Camera System with Raspberry Pi & Android

“Turn your Raspberry Pi and old Android phones into a security camera and monitor it from an IoT platform! In this tutorial we will explore how to make a wireless home security camera system using Raspberry Pis and/or old …

Z80 Arduino Using Mega as Debugger

“Ever since the 80’s I’ve wanted to build a Z80 computer. I even bought the chips, but never used them. The reasons for this are varied. I never liked erasing and reprogramming EPROMs. My EPROM eraser died. I …

A current map for improving circuit design

“The flow of an electrical current can be imaged directly using magnetic bubbles. A practical method for mapping the flow of a current in devices with complex geometries that could be used to optimize circuit design has been developed at …

A joint venture at the nanoscale

“When superconductivity material science meets nuclear physics Imagine a wire with a thickness roughly one-hundred thousand times smaller than a human hair and only visible with the world’s most powerful microscopes. They can come in many varieties, including semiconductors …

A new model of vision

“Computer model of face processing could reveal how the brain produces richly detailed visual representations so quickly. When we open our eyes, we immediately see our surroundings in great detail. How the brain is able to form these richly detailed …

A small step for atoms, a giant leap for microelectronics

“Nature paper reports making and moving large-scale hexagonal boron nitride Step by step, scientists are figuring out new ways to extend Moore’s Law. The latest reveals a path toward integrated circuits with two-dimensional transistors. A Rice University scientist and …

Ampere Altra™ - Industry’s First 80-Core Server Processor Unveiled

“Ampere™ announced today that it has begun shipping the Ampere Altra™ processor, the industry’s first 80-core server CPU and the first cloud native CPU for modern cloud and edge computing data centers. Ampere Altra is the company’s next …