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ESP32 OBD-II Emulator

“Open-source OBD-II emulator based on an ESP32 + CAN transceiver IC, controllable via WiFi through a simple web UI (or via API).”

Gecko-inspired adhesives help soft robotic fingers get a better grip

“A team of California researchers has developed a robotic gripper that combines the adhesive properties of gecko toes and the adaptability of air-powered soft robots to grasp a much wider variety of objects than the state of the art. Researchers …

Gold changes the photoluminescence of silicon quantum dots

“A group of scientists from Russia and Sweden have demonstrated that applying gold stripes to a sample with silicon quantum dots modifies the dots’ properties. Their results of the study were published in Scientific Reports. Silicon quantum dots have a …

Making computer animation more agile, acrobatic - and realistic

“It’s still easy to tell computer-simulated motions from the real thing – on the big screen or in video games, simulated humans and animals often move clumsily, without the rhythm and fluidity of their real-world counterparts. But that’s changing …

Microsemi Reaches Key Production-Qualification Milestone for its Award-Winning PolarFire FPGA Family

“Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced its first cost-optimized, low power, mid-range PolarFire™ field programmable gate array (FPGA) device is now production-qualified. With 300K logic elements (LEs …

Multimedia Desktop Controller

“No Multimediakeys on your Keyboard? In this Instructable you will learn how to build your own Controller for Multimedia shortcuts! Volume controll, play, pause, previous or next; all combined into one little accessory for your Desktop.”

NeoPixel Manicure

“This project is great for cosplay and looks amazing both in person and in photos. Soldering wires to the tiny NeoPixel LEDs is definitely challenging, but with a magnifying glass and some patience, it’s doable. This build is inspired …

NIST’s New Quantum Method Generates Really Random Numbers

“Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a method for generating numbers guaranteed to be random by quantum mechanics. Described in the April 12 issue of (link is external)Nature (link is external), the experimental …

Photonic communication comes to computer chips

“Startup’s optoelectronic chips could reduce energy usage by up to 50 percent in data centers while increasing computing speeds. With novel optoelectronic chips and a new partnership with a top silicon-chip manufacturer, MIT spinout Ayar Labs aims to increase …

Rice U. tech will power first fully programmable wireless network

“Rice University researchers will help create the world’s first fully programmable and observable wireless communications network in Salt Lake City as part of a national effort to prepare for a rapidly approaching time when virtually everything will demand wireless …