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“Nixie Tubes are cool retro looking decimal digit displays useful for many modern DIY projects like the venerable Nixie tube digital clock. The Nixie tube, invented in the 1950’s, can provide a great fusion of old display technology with …
“PIR sensors allow you to sense motion, almost always used to detect whether a human has moved in or out of the sensors range. They are small, inexpensive, low-power, easy to use and don’t wear out. For that reason …
“Synthesizing organic scaffolds that contain metal ions enables 3-D printing of metallic structures that are orders of magnitude smaller than previously possible For the first time, it is possible to create complex nanoscale metal structures using 3-D printing, thanks to …
“CSAIL’s NanoMap system enables drones to avoid obstacles while flying at 20 miles per hour, by more deeply integrating sensing and control. Companies like Amazon have big ideas for drones that can deliver packages right to your door. But …
“Rice University scientists simplify process to make polymers with light-triggered nanoparticles Rice University scientists plan to employ the power of the sun to build functional synthetic polymers using photosensitive quantum dots — microscopic semiconducting particles — as a catalyst. The luminescent dots …
“A Purdue University professor and a multi-institution team of researchers recently published a paper on solar cells in Nature Materials. Letian Dou, an assistant professor in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, worked on the article, “Thermochromic halide perovskite solar …
“This project use arduino to control a RGB led strip with your phone via bluetooth, you can change the color of it, make it fade out and in ( or make any animation you want in the code :) ) and even make …
News Smartly containing the cloud increases computing efficiency, Virginia Tech researchers find in first-of-its-kind study
“Not too long ago booting up a computer meant there was time for a lengthy coffee break even before the workday started. For a decade now though, thanks to the cloud, computers have accessed information from virtual machines that exist …
“UNSW’s Creative Robotics Lab and the Fuji Xerox Research Technology Group have developed a social robot designed to promote creativity and collaboration in the workplace. Social robot developed at UNSW set to revolutionise workplace experience Twitter Facebook LinkedIn 08 …
“University of Canterbury Physics Professor Simon Brown is developing a neuromorphic computer chip that may solve one of the biggest problems in the computer industry – power consumption – and create a New Zealand semiconductor industry. University of Canterbury (UC) Physics Professor …