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Set Up an ESP8266 Automatic Update Server

“Many people are now using the ESP8266 in its many guises (ESP-01S, Wemos D1, NodeMCU, Sonoff etc) for home automation systems. If you write your own code (as I do) updating each of these separately even via OTA (over …

Spooky WiFi LED Halloween Picture (using ESP8266)

“I was inspired to this project by the project “Spooky LED Halloween Sign” by K-Greenhalgh. After reading about this project, I thought “why shouldn’t I use the ESP8266 to control the LEDs? I would be able to switch the …

The World’s First Fibre-Optic Candle Clock

“I decided to make my wife a present and wanted to come up with an original idea. I liked the idea of a moving sculpture and after much deliberation came up with the concept of a mechanical clock which twinkled …

TWIST - Tweeting Weather Station

“TWIST is a DIY, Open-Source Environmental Monitoring and Meteorological Data Acquisition Platform which Tweets Local Data. Ever wanted to monitor your city’s Current Weather Conditions, Carbon Footprint, Noise and Pollution levels? Do you want be a Climate Change Crusader …

Wifi Two Triac Dimmer Board

“This instructable is for ARMTRONIX WIFI Two Triac Dimmer Board V0.1 Armtronix Wifi two triac dimmer is an IOT board. It is designed for home automation. The features of the board are: Wireless control Small form factor On board …

A new bio-robot

“With a new method for modifying antibodies, Philipp Spycher wants to develop drugs that are more stable and, thus, have fewer side-effects. Isaac Newton is said to have had his “Eureka!” moment when an apple fell on his head. Philipp …

A robotic spy among the fish

“Researchers at EPFL’s Robotic Systems Laboratory (LSRO), which is headed by Professor Francesco Mondada, have developed a miniature robot that can integrate perfectly into schools of zebrafish. Their work was carried out as part of an EU research program …

DIY Cable Stripper Machine for Recycling Copper Wires.

“Cable Stripper - Wire Stripper Machine to Recycling Copper Wires from Cables. At the first and second videos is a step by step layout guide, including materials and plans while in the third video (at last step) is a demonstration to …

Don’t Panic: Mobile Developer’s Guide to The Galaxy, 17th Edition

“The focus of this book is on developing mobile apps, which encompasses a number of phases including: planning and specification, prototyping and design, implementation, internal testing and deployment, deployment to an app store, discovery by users, installation, use and feedback …

Hard computing problem might be solvable only by quantum computers

“Researchers have introduced a new computing problem and shown that it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, for a classical computer to solve, but in theory it could be efficiently solved using quantum techniques. The problem, which is called …