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Arduino Musical Instrument

“As part of the Musical Human Computer Interaction module of the Audio Technology MSc at the University of Wolverhampton, we were asked to research, design and build a musical interface/digital instrument. I chose to build an instrument based on …

Britain’s wind turbines catch breeze of a rising industry

“The sound made by 100 tonnes of steel and carbon fibre rotating 400 feet overhead is surprisingly understated. Each whoosh of the 260 foot blades spans an area the size of the London Eye and generates enough electricity to power …

Coping with Long-Distance Serial Communication: A New Retimer IC from Texas Instruments

“Signal degradation is unavoidable, but various ICs, such as the DS250DF210, can help to restore what has been lost (or eliminate what has been added). Electrical signals are never really “pure”. Noise is pervasive in every portion of an electronic …

Curiosity May Be Vital for Truly Smart AI

“A computer algorithm equipped with a form of artificial curiosity can learn to solve tricky problems even when it isn’t immediately clear what actions might help it reach this goal. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, developed an …

DIY Glove Controller With E-Textile Sensors

“This Instructable is a step by step tutorial on how to make a data glove with eTextile sensors. The project is a collaboration between Rachel Freire and Artyom Maxim. Rachel is the glove textile and eTextile sensor designer and Arty …

Electrical Flexible Lamp

“When I was watching YouTube videos I saw a lamp that was moving without fixed turning points. It seemed like the lamp was turned and bended by strings. I immediately started to think how this could work so I decided …

Engineering Researchers Develop System That Prevents Autonomous Vehicles From Crashing, Being Hacked

“Texas A&M University researchers have developed an intelligent transportation system prototype designed to avoid collisions and prevent hacking of autonomous vehicles. Modern vehicles are increasingly autonomous, relying on sensors to provide information to automatically control them. They are also …

How to Recreate the Connect Four Game Using Arduino and an LED Matrix

“In this project, we’ll learn how to a two-player game of Connect Four using an Arduino R3 and a 7219 8×8 LED matrix. What is Connect Four? Connect Four is a two-player connection game where the players first …

Network Traffic Provides Early Indication of Malware Infection

“By analyzing network traffic going to suspicious domains, security administrators could detect malware infections weeks or even months before they’re able to capture a sample of the invading malware, a new study suggests. The findings point toward the need …

Next-gen computing: Memristor chips that see patterns over pixels

“Inspired by how mammals see, a new “memristor” computer circuit prototype at the University of Michigan has the potential to process complex data, such as images and video orders of magnitude, faster and with much less power than today’s …