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A Micro:bit Directional Indicator for Bicycle Helmets

“I had been playing a bit with the micro:bit and mu, a micro python editor with a specific “mode” for the micro:bit. In it’s latest version it comes with a serial plotter and I wanted to understand …

A reimagined future for sustainable nanomaterials

“Engineered nanomaterials hold great promise for medicine, electronics, water treatment, and other fields. But when the materials are designed without critical information about environmental impacts at the start of the process, their long-term effects could undermine those advances. A Yale-led …

Android On-The-Go (OTG) LC-Meter

“Several years ago I built a LC-Meter based on an open-source design of a “Surprisingly Accurate LC meter” by Phil Rice VK3BHR at http://sites.google.com/site/vk3bhr Presented here is a modified design based on a Microchip …

Arduino Persistance Of vision Clock

“Hi guys. Wellcome back to a new awesome tutorial. POV or persistance of vision refers to the optical illusion that occurs when visual perception of an object does not cease for some time after the rays of light proceeding from …

Blood Pulse Monitor

“I introduce to you my second project for my university. This project can be used to monitor heart beat rate and oxygen levels using the MAX 30100 module and print them to the Nokia 5110 LCD. It also stores these …

Computer scientists have found the longest straight line you could sail without hitting land

“While they were at it, they found the longest straight path you could drive without hitting water. Back in 2012, a curious debate emerged on the discussion website Reddit, specifically on a subreddit called /r/MapPorn. Here the user Kepleronlyknows …

ESP8266 WiFi Enabled Twitter Search Enabled LED Belt Buckle

“So a friend of mine gave me an LED Belt Buckle. It was always an intention of mine to WiFi enable it so that maybe people could send a message to it and it would display that message. I decided …

Hello World issue 5

“Join us as we celebrate the Year of Engineering in Hello World #5. We’ve brought together a wide range of experts to share ideas, thoughts and advice on how to bring engineering to the classroom, and ways to inspire …

IOT123 - Assimilate Sensor: Max9812

“Microphone Amplifier Sound MIC 3.3V / 5V Fixed Gain 20dB. If you need adjustable gain, I recommend swapping this sensor out for the MAX4466. ASSIMILATE SENSORS are environment sensors that have an added hardware and software abstraction layer, making it …

IOT123 - I2C Max9812 Brick

“The IOT123 BRICKS are DIY modular units that can be mashed up with other IOT123 BRICKS, to add functionality to a node or wearable. They are based on the inch square, double-sided protoboards with interconnected through holes. A number of …