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7 Segment Clock

“After several year of using, my analog clock if definitively dead. Meanwhile i was looking for a 3d clock project to print with my Prusa, so i found a 7 segment clock to be driven by ws2812 leds and Arduino …

A new way to remove contaminants from nuclear wastewater

“Method concentrates radionuclides in a small portion of a nuclear plant’s wastewater, allowing the rest to be recycled. Nuclear power continues to expand globally, propelled, in part, by the fact that it produces few greenhouse gas emissions while providing …

A soft robotic insect that survives being flattened by a fly swatter

“Researchers at EPFL have developed an ultra-light robotic insect that uses its soft artificial muscles to move at 3 cm per second across different types of terrain. It can be folded or crushed and yet continue to move. Imagine swarms …

A Swiss satellite seeking out distant planets

“The CHEOPS satellite was put into orbit on Wednesday, a day later than planned, from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The telescope, which will hunt for new exoplanets, is the result of six years of collaboration between the …

Air Quality Sensor Using an Arduino

“In this post, we will learn how to build a simple yet useful air quality sensor. We will use the SGP30 sensor along with the Piksey Pico, though the sketch will work with pretty much any Arduino compatible board. The …

Alpine Linux 3.11 Released with Linux Kernel 5.4 and Raspberry Pi 4 Support

“Alpine Linux creator Natanael Copa announced today the availability of Alpine Linux 3.11.0, a major update that brings numerous new features, improvements, updated components, and lots of bug and security fixes. Shipping with the latest Linux 5.4 …

Audio Amplifier With Single Transistor 2N3055

“This Audio amplifier consists of the single transistor (2N3005) and a simple amplifier circuit consists of simple electrical components like resistors, capacitors etc. The circuit of this amplifier is quite simple because it has the minimum number of components. Component …

Automatic Stress Detector and Reducer Device

“Stress reducer device is a such type of device that will not only automatically detect your stress but also reduce it. Whenever a person suffers from stress than their heart beat rate increases. So in this device im using heart …

Automatically re-connecting low-voltage cut-outs for 12 and 24 volt lead acid battery systems

“In a previous post I described a simple circuit that provided a low-voltage cut-out that could be used in a battery-operated system - see the article “A latching low-voltage disconnect for 12 volt lead-acid and lithium batteries”. That circuit - intended mostly …

Baidu and Samsung Electronics Ready for Production of Leading-Edge AI Chip for Early Next Year

“Designed based on Samsung’s 14nm process and I-Cube TM package technology, Baidu KUNLUN chip to expand AI ecosystem and transform the user experience Baidu, a leading Chinese-language Internet search provider, and Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor …