Main Content

LIGO detects merging black holes for third time

“The collision of a pair of colossal, stellar-mass black holes has made itself heard, nearly 3 billion light years away, through a cosmic microphone on Earth. On Jan. 4, the Laser Interferometry Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) picked up a barely perceptible …

Making prosthetic limbs feel more natural

“A new surgical technique devised by MIT researchers could allow prosthetic limbs to feel much more like natural limbs. Through coordination of the patient’s prosthetic limb, existing nerves, and muscle grafts, amputees would be able to sense where their …

Microsoft releases open-source toolkit to accelerate deep learning

“A toolkit used across Microsoft to achieve breakthroughs in artificial intelligence is generally available to the public via an open-source license, a team of researchers and software engineers announced today. “The 2.0 version of the toolkit is now in …

One Transistor Audio for Pi Zero W

“The Raspberry Pi Zero (and Zero W) are amazing devices for such a low cost. But they are missing one feature needed for many projects. That is sound. The only audio they have by default is via HDMI TV monitor …

Phil05: A Raspberry Pi Robot

“This is a demo project aimed to give life to an old toy, implanting a Raspberry Pi inside.”

Random numbers: Hard times ahead for hackers

“Whenever we need to communicate in secret, a cryptographic key is needed. For this key to work, it must consist of numbers chosen at random without any structure - just the opposite of using the birthdate of our favourite pet. But …

Robot Design for Dummies

“A new interactive design tool developed by Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute enables both novices and experts to build customized legged or wheeled robots using 3D-printed components and off-the-shelf actuators. Using a familiar drag-and-drop interface, individuals can choose from …

The Design and Implementation of the Anykernel and Rump Kernels, 2nd Edition

“This document is intended as an up-to-date description on the fundamental concepts related to the anykernel and rump kernels. It is based on the dissertation written in 2011 and early 2012: Flexible Operating System Internals: The Design and Implementation of …

UTC IoT Clock

“This is a UTC Clock that displays UTC and PST time, syncs to the internet and has APIs for displaying messages or setting brightness. “

Virtual Reality using Arduino and Processing

“This is a very interesting project in which we are going to learn how to implement virtual reality using Arduino and Processing. For most of us, the movie Iron man by Jon Favreau has always been an inspiration to build …