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Programmable Laser Light Show — Arduino Controlled

“This is a laser light show made with 3 swivelling servo motors that can create unique laser effects by taking advantage of a visual phenomenon called persistence of vision. Persistence of vision is an optical illusion that occurs when visual …

EBooks  The MagPI 61

The MagPI 61

“10 Pi Zero W projects you must make The Pi Zero W is a fantastic piece of kit, and The MagPi 61 is packed with ideas to inspire your Pi Zero creativity. Plus all this inside The MagPi 61 Arduino …

Ames Laboratory scientists move graphene closer to transistor applications

“Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory were able to successfully manipulate the electronic structure of graphene, which may enable the fabrication of graphene transistors— faster and more reliable than existing silicon-based transistors. The researchers were …

Arduino IR Robot Display Platform

“This is a visual display system based on an Arduino Mega 2560. I built it as a multi-functional expansion board to mount on top of a small robot, and it features a 16x2 LCD display, a buzzer, a light sensor …

DIY Motion-Activated Sink: How to Make an IR-Controlled Tap

“Despite sinks being critical to hygiene, manual taps are still pretty nasty and so newer “automatic” sinks are used in many public spaces. In this DIY Hacking project, we will create a simple IR water dispenser!”

Everyone’s an expert, but a computer program may be able to pick the best ones

“Combining the intuition of humans with the impartiality of computers could improve decision-making for organizations, eventually leading to lower costs and better profits, according to a team of researchers. In a study, researchers said a computer program that analyzed the …

High-Tech Electronics Made from Autumn Leaves

“Northern China’s roadsides are peppered with deciduous phoenix trees, producing an abundance of fallen leaves in autumn. These leaves are generally burned in the colder season, exacerbating the country’s air pollution problem. Investigators in Shandong, China, recently discovered …

New robot rolls with the rules of pedestrian conduct

“Just as drivers observe the rules of the road, most pedestrians follow certain social codes when navigating a hallway or a crowded thoroughfare: Keep to the right, pass on the left, maintain a respectable berth, and be ready to weave …

New soft robots really suck

“EPFL scientists have created the first functional robot powered entirely by vacuum: made up of soft building blocks, it moves by having air sucked out of them. The robot can be reconfigured to perform different tasks, like climbing vertical walls …

Robots can heal themselves

“Our paper featuring self-healing soft robotics was published in Science Robotics, including being on the cover! Seppe Terryn, Joost Brancart, Dirk Lefeber, Guy Van Assche and Bram Vanderborght, “Self-healing soft pneumatic robots”, Science Robotics 16 Aug 2017: Vol. 2, Issue …