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Researchers flip how electrical signals move liquid droplets

“The advance – using an electrical push rather than a pull – could lead to more reliable medical diagnostic tools Matthew Chin | August 26, 2019 When medical laboratories analyze blood samples for signs of disease, they sometimes use instruments that rely on …

Researchers recreate living 3D displays

“It is safe to say that 3D displays do not necessarily occur in nature – unless one considers the cephalopod, which includes the squid and octopus, as a living 3D display which can morph its structure and create complex shapes and …

Researchers Report a New Way to Produce Curvy Electronics

“New Method Fills a Need in Emerging Applications for Electronic Devices Contact lenses that can monitor your health as well as correct your eyesight aren’t science fiction, but an efficient manufacturing method – finding a way to produce the curved …

Samsung Introduces Industry’s First 0.7μm-pixel Mobile Image Sensor

“Samsung ISOCELL Slim GH1 offers 43.7 megapixels in an extremely compact package, ideal for slim full-display smartphones Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today introduced the industry’s first 0.7-micrometer (μm)-pixel image sensor, the …

Spring Making / Wire Bending Machine

“Wire bending CNC machine with precision to make springs! Well, this machine is not only about making springs. It is a wire bending machine capable of bending 0.8/0.9/1 mm wire into any 2D shape. But yeah …

Super Simple RGB WiFi Lamp

“This project started when my girlfriend was complaining about the large empty feature wall of our new apartment. Since we both decided to hang something up there, I knew I wanted to put something of my own design up there …

Team’s New Tool Advances the Art of Busting Hidden Software Bugs

“Computer Scientists Create Framework That Tracks Down Hard-to-Find Variability Bugs One of the biggest challenges to fixing software bugs can be finding them. With support from the National Science Foundation, computer scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas are …

EBooks  The MagPI 86

The MagPI 86

“Inside the latest issue of The MagPi you’ll find 25 Powerful Raspberry Pi projects that really show what our favourite computer is capable of. You’ll learn to make autonomous yachts, AI sorting machines, radical robots, medical projects, space …

The Unpluginator - Self-Unplugging Useless Box

“This is an example of a Useless Machine. Its only purpose is to unplug its own power supply. It is largely 3D printed, with the necessary electronics. All drawing and simulation was done on Fusion 360, all programming was done …

Two more satellites launched into China’s Beidou navigation fleet

“China added two more satellites to the country’s Beidou navigation fleet — an analog to the U.S. military’s GPS network — with a successful Long March 3B rocket launch Sunday. The Long March 3B launcher lifted off from the …