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Digital Hourglass Using PICO

“We all have started working on a project for an hour, only to end up working on it for 3 hours unknowingly. And today, we’re going to fix this problem, and we’ll do all of that in less …

ESP8266 Internet Clock With Weather Update & Many More (No RTC)

“In this instructable, I am going to share how I made an ESP8266 based hackable Internat Clock. The clock is able to show: Time, Date, Weather updates (e.g. temperature, humidity, pressure, clouds, sunrise, sunset), Weather forecast, Facebook like and …

Fantastic plastics: Research collaboration could reshape injection molding

“As Ralph Colby peers at the microscope image in front of him, he thinks he can make them out — “shish kebabs,” as polymer scientists call them. Nobody knows for sure what they are, but these shapes that appear at seemingly …

Future electronic components to be printed like newspapers

“A new manufacturing technique uses a process similar to newspaper printing to form smoother and more flexible metals for making ultrafast electronic devices. The low-cost process, developed by Purdue University researchers, combines tools already used in industry for manufacturing metals …

HackSpace magazine #9

“Tools: they help us give form to our ideas but which ones to you need? We take a look at 50 of our favourite maker tools to help you equip your workshop. We also build an auto-targeting water cannon and …

Light-controlled polymers can switch between sturdy and soft

“New material reversibly changes its structure in response to different wavelengths of light. MIT researchers have designed a polymer material that can change its structure in response to light, converting from a rigid substance to a softer one that can …

Mbed OS 5.9.3 released

“We are pleased to announce the Mbed OS 5.9.3 release is now available. This is the latest patch release based on the feature set that Mbed OS 5.9 introduces. Summary In this release, we have enabled the …

Multiple Independent NeoPixel Rings

“So I built this project to see the 12 LED Pixel working. I found this one with 16 here. And I saw this integrated bracelet , but I wanted to see how different rings, different sizes would work independent from eachother …

New approaches to chemical and electrical energy conversions

“PNNL receives additional funding for electrocatalyst research to store and release energy For the second time, the U.S. Department of Energy renewed funding for a center designed to explore fundamental scientific principles that underpin technologies such as solar energy …

OBD2 Simulator

“With this simulator, you can develop an OBD2 device and related service on your desk without going to the garage. It was troublesome to have to prepare a vehicle when making OBD2 device and related services. With this OBD2 simulator …