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SparkFun SAMD21 Pro RF Hookup Guide

“Introduction The SparkFun SAMD21 Pro RF is the fated meeting of a SAMD21 and a long-range RFM95W LoRa®-enabled radio. The outcome is a compact, blazing fast microcontroller with excellent point to point data transmission in the 915MHz ISM radio …

Stephen Hawking’s final paper published, tackles famous paradox

“When famed physicist Stephen Hawking passed away earlier this year, he left a scientific legacy that included one of the knottiest paradoxes in modern theoretical physics. Now his final paper has just been published, revisiting the question of whether information …

Study opens route to flexible electronics made from exotic materials

“The vast majority of computing devices today are made from silicon, the second most abundant element on Earth, after oxygen. Silicon can be found in various forms in rocks, clay, sand, and soil. And while it is not the best …

Supercomputer Predicts Optical and Thermal Properties of Complex Hybrid Materials

“Computational models of layered hybrid perovskites open new material design space for light-based applications such as LEDs and water purification Materials scientists at Duke University computationally predicted the electrical and optical properties of semiconductors made from extended organic molecules sandwiched …

The ULTIMATE Raspberry Pi Smart Home Door Lock

“It’s got 3-factor authentication including NFC fob, touchscreen PIN entry and one-time passcode sent via SMS - then the door unlocks! In this DIY gadget build, we’ll be creating a secure door entry system using a Raspberry Pi. You …

Thin films for more efficient solar cells

“The efficiency of solar cells can be increased by thin-film contacts developed by researchers at KAUST. Improving the performance of solar cells requires scrutinizing every aspect of their design. First, this means improving the crystalline quality of the absorbing material …

Tiny Radio Telescope

“A tiny homemade radio telescope I built which can take pictures IN RADIO. The aim of this project was to build a radio telescope using a small satellite dish, which can scan its surroundings and create an image representing the …

Transparent Loudspeakers and MICs that Let Your Skin Play Music

“An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has presented an innovative wearable technology that will turn your skin into a loudspeaker. This breakthrough has been led by Professor Hyunhyub Ko in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at …

Two astronauts just survived a ‘ballistic descent’ in a Russian rocket. Here’s everything we know

“On Thursday at 4:40 a.m. Eastern time, NASA’s Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin launched aboard the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The two men were set for a sixth-month stint …

Ultrasonic Wall-Avoiding Robot

“This is a tutorial on how to make a basic wall-avoiding robot. This project will require a few components and a bit of dedication and time. It would help if you have a small amount of knowledge on electronics but …