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New Superconductor Technology for the Transmission Grid

“Researchers Design Superconducting Cable for High-voltage Power Transmission– Feasibility Study Reveals Advantages over Conventional Cable Systems The German energy transition makes it necessary to extend the transmission grid. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), to-gether with the grid operator TenneT, now …

Researchers find, and possibly fix, toxicity in nanomaterials

“UO and Oregon State University scientists were baffled. New testing of mixtures of nanoparticles had led to an 88 percent mortality rate in zebrafish embryos, after earlier testing had found the materials to be free of toxins. Looking more extensively …

Ultimate precision for sensor technology using qubits and machine learning

“Extracting information quickly from quantum states is necessary for future quantum processors and super-sensitive detectors in existing technologies. There are limits to how accurately you can measure things. Think of an X-ray image: it is likely quite blurry and something …

A NeoPixel Pomodoro Timer

“Help manage your time and take regular breaks with this Pomodoro Timer project. I know many people who get value from a simple tool called the Pomodoro Technique. It’s a time management technique used to break work into periods …

A Tiny Alarm System Using a Super Tiny Arduino Compatible Board!

“Hello, today we are going to make a tiny cool project. We are going to build a tiny alarm device that measures the distance between itself and an object in front of it. And when the object moves past a …

Automated Irrigation System Arduino Controller

“In the summer of 2018 I had the opportunity to work with a senior at my college to finalize and finish up his senior engineering project. This project was an automated drip irrigation system at our campus garden. The system …

Project  Bucky Glow

Bucky Glow

“A geometric object that lights up and plays music The Bucky Glow is an interactive LED dodecahedron consisting of 11 LEDs, which are controlled with an Arduino Nano. Using the Arduino programming environment, you can create endless light-up patterns. The …

Building a keyboard from scratch

“This is the story of me designing and building a computer keyboard from scratch. It covers every step from idea to design to build, from electronics to mechanics to firmware to key layouts and from hits to misses. The result …

Carbon dioxide-to-methanol process improved by catalyst

“Dramatic improvements have been made to the process of converting carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to methanol, a fuel and building block for a wide range of everyday materials, according to Penn State researchers. Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are increasing …

DIY Controller for Paragliding Games

“I’ve played a few different paragliding games and always found the problem of what controls you use. Mouse and Keyboard aren’t great as paraglider flying is very analog. It’s kind of similar to a flight simulatior or …