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Demon in the details of quantum thermodynamics

“Researchers find quantum ‘Maxwell’s Demon’ may give up information to extract work Thermodynamics is one of the most human of scientific enterprises, according to Kater Murch, associate professor of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis …

DIY Heat Sinks

“In a recent thread on Head-Fi, someone asked how well a paperclip would work for heat-sinking a TO-220 part. Much speculation ensued (much of it from your humble author), including opinions that a penny might work better, and then …

DIY Light Alarm Clock

“Have you ever wanted to try one of those fancy alarm clocks that mimics the sunrise to wake you up? Do you want to add some colored lights to your room? Do you want to control it all from any …

DIY RGB Cherry MX Macro Board

“An 8-button mechanical switch macro keypad with RGB lighting! This is a demo board to showcase the HCC Module, but its cool enough to be its own tutorial. I’ve done a macro board in the past, but I really …

DIY Smart Electronic Ukulele With Arduino

“We are going to explain step by step how you can design your own ukulele and add some effects that will make it unique, like drawing something that we want on the surface of the ukulele or adding some light …

EPFL Uses Excitons to Take Electronics into the Future

“Excitons could revolutionize the way engineers approach electronics. A team of EPFL researchers has created a new type of transistor – one of the components of circuits – using these particles instead of electrons. What is remarkable is that their exciton-based transistor …

First-ever quantum simulation of chemical bonds with trapped ions

“Experiment explores important pathway for quantum chemistry In a world first, Dr Cornelius Hempel has simulated the bonds of lithium hydride and hydrogen molecules using trapped-ion qubits. This explores an important pathway for one of the first practical uses of …

Friday’s total lunar eclipse will be longest blood moon visible this century, until 2123

“The full moon will turn blood red on July 27 as the longest total lunar eclipse of the century takes place in the skies from Australia through Africa. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the Earth …

IDC2018IOT Leg Running Tracker

“We came out with this idea as part of the “Internet Of Things” course at IDC Herzliya. The project’s goal is to enhance physical activities that involve running or walking using NodeMCU, a few sensors and a could server …

KiCad 5 - A New Generation

“Almost a year after the release of KiCad 4.0.7, the KiCad development team is proud to present a new and improved KiCad 5.0 release! The stable release version 5.0.0 is made from the stable 5 …