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Looking inside a 1970s PROM chip that stores data in microscopic fuses

“The MMI 5300 was a memory chip from the early 1970s, storing 1024 bits in tiny fuses.1 Unlike regular RAM chips, this was a PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory); you programmed it once by blowing fuses and then it held …

Lowering emissions without breaking the bank

“New research provides a look at how India could meet its climate targets while maintaining economic growth India’s economy is booming, driving up electric power consumption to unprecedented levels. The nation’s installed electricity capacity, which increased fivefold in …

Mbed OS 5.13.2 released

“We are pleased to announce the Mbed OS 5.13.2 release is now available. This is the latest patch release based on the feature set that Mbed OS 5.13 introduces. Summary In this release, we have made a …

MidTBot ESP32

“The MidTBot is a small and simple little pen plotter. All of the custom parts are 3D printed. The rest of the parts are low cost and easy to get. The controller uses an ESP32 running Grbl_ESP32 firmware. It can …

New quantum phenomena helps to understand fundamental limits of graphene electronics

“A team of researchers from the Universities of Manchester, Nottingham and Loughborough have discovered quantum phenomena that helps to understand the fundamental limits of graphene electronics. As published in Nature Communications, the work describes how electrons in a single atomically-thin …

New research highlights similarities in the insulating states of twisted bilayer graphene and cuprates

“In recent decades, enormous research efforts have been expended on the exploration and explanation of high-temperature (high-Tc) superconductors, a class of materials exhibiting zero resistance at particularly high temperatures. Now a team of scientists from the United States, Germany and …

Operational Amplifiers & Linear Integrated Circuits: Theory and Application - Laboratory Manual/3E

“This manual is the companion to the OER (Open Educational Resource) Operational Amplifiers & Linear Integrated Circuits/3E text. It is intended for use in an operational amplifiers course and is appropriate for either a two or four year electrical engineering …

P5 LED Panel With Raspberry Pi

“”Colossus Micro” is an animated light display in a portable size. It uses a “P5” LED panel that is controlled by a Raspberry Pi Zero W. Here are its features: Convenient size (12 x 6”) Full color, high resolution LED …

Perovskite oxide shows potential for cleaner green energy

“Engineers at Washington University have developed what they believe is a more stable, less toxic semiconductor for solar applications using a novel double perovskite oxide. Rohan Mishra, assistant professor of mechanical engineering & materials science in the McKelvey School of Engineering …

Physicists discover family members of Schrödinger’s cat

“It has been said that the internet exists chiefly to show videos of cats interacting with boxes. An international team of researchers led by The University of Queensland has extended cats and boxes into the quantum realm, discovering that Schrödinger …