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Next-generation of GPS satellites are headed to space

“After months of delays, the U.S. Air Force is about to launch the first of a new generation of GPS satellites, designed to be more accurate, secure and versatile. But some of their most highly touted features will not …

One switch to rule them all

“Inkjet-printed switches make multiple frequency bands easier and cheaper to manage in wireless devices. Frequency-tunable communication modules, such as antennas and filters, are expected to help miniaturize wireless devices. Researchers at KAUST have created switches that enable control over these …

Open Source Breakout Board Sigfox to Send Data to Azure IoT

“This project show the process of creating a breakout from scratch to soldering a Sigfox modem from Wisol and send data to Azure IoT Hub. Objective The objective of this project is to assemble a PCB board that can use …

PCF8574 GPIO Extender - With Arduino and NodeMCU

“In my last tutorial, I talked about the TCA9548A MUX which can be used to add at the max of 64 I2C or IC sensors to your Arduino/ESP8266/ESP32. In this tutorial, I am going to talk about the …

Play with Fire Over WIFI! ESP8266 & Neopixels

“Create a cool fire simulation effect with Wi-Fi wireless control. A mobile app (for Android smartphones) with a good looking interface is ready to install to play with your creation! We will also use Arduino and ESP8266 to control the …

Pressure Tuned Magnetism Paves the Way for Novel Electronic Devices

“Using ultrasensitive magnetic probes, researchers unveil a surprising link between emergent magnetism and mechanical pressure in artificially engineered non-magnetic oxide heterostructures. Advances in the technology of material growth allow fabricating sandwiches of materials with atomic precision. The interface between the …

Programming FTDI devices in Python

“FTDI chips are frequently used as USB-to-serial adaptors, but the newer devices have the ability to drive more complex protocols such as SPI and I2C. I like to use Python when first experimenting with new PC hardware, and there …

Prototyping platform for Arduino-Raspberry

“This is a customizable support for electronic cards. It can be adjusted to fit almost any board, with screws fitting or just sitting in a notch. I made two board, one with an external power supply with rectifier, voltage regulator …

Qwiic Twist Hookup Guide

“What does that mean? Send the command twist.getCount() and you’ll get the number of steps the user has twisted the knob. For example, 312 or -23 depending on the direction and amount the user and turned the knob …

Researchers demonstrate teleportation using on-demand photons from quantum dots

“A team of researchers from Austria, Italy and Sweden has successfully demonstrated teleportation using on-demand photons from quantum dots. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group explains how they accomplished this feat and how it applies …