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GE Taps Into Its Collective Brain To Unlock 3D Printing’s Full Potential

” you’ve ever seen 3D printing video, chances are it was time-lapse footage. The actual process of additive manufacturing can take hours or days, particularly when lasers are melting metal powder layer by layer into an intricate part. The simplest …

Handheld spectral analyzer turns smartphone into diagnostic tool

“Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed technology that enables a smartphone to perform lab-grade medical diagnostic tests that typically require large, expensive instruments. Costing only $550, the spectral transmission-reflectance-intensity (TRI)-Analyzer from Bioengineering and Electrical & Computer …

How to Send an SMS Text From a GSM Chip Using Putty

” want to be able to program the AI-Thinker A6 GSM module for one of my projects. As part of the learning curve, I set out to send a simple sms text message from the GSm module to my cell …

Kitchen Timer

“Kitchen timer is a simple gadget never thought of breaking down, but it eventually will be. Though it is cheap I have no interest to buy a new one, I asked myself can I make one for my own? Checking …

Make Your Own ESC

“In this project I will firstly demonstrate how a common ESC works and afterwards create a circuit consisting of an Arduino Nano, an L6234 motor driver IC and a couple of complementary components in order to build a DIY ESC …

Ne555 Dark Sensor

“Hello everybody today I’m back with a new Instructables. In this instructables I will show you how to make an Ne555 dark sensor.”

O.S.E.S.(Open-Source Entertainment System); Utilizing Arduino

“In response to the increased prices of modern portable gaming systems, hindering them extremely unconventional and inaccessible, O.S.E.S. was created. O.S.E.S. is an affordable, open-source and ergonomic entertainment system alternative. This project is very …

Professors 3D-print first truly microfluidic “lab on a chip” device

“Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective at a scale much less than 100 micrometers. Microfluidic devices are tiny chips that can sort out disease biomarkers, cells and other small …

Sony introduces smart sensing IoT board (Arduino-compatible)

“Sony will be showcasing a brand new development board called Spritzer during the Maker Faire Tokyo in Japan, August 5-6. The Spritzer board is specifically designed for IoT applications and comprises a range of smart functionality such as integrated GPS …

Super-light material possesses high strength, other attributes

“A new featherweight, flame-resistant and super-elastic “metamaterial” has been shown to combine high strength with electrical conductivity and thermal insulation, suggesting potential applications from buildings to aerospace. The composite combines nanolayers of a ceramic called aluminum oxide with graphene, which …