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100% 3D Printed Solid Rocket Motor

“At 11:50 A.M. on April 21 MIT Rocket Team successfully fired a rocket motor printed from plastic! We think this is the first time anyone has done so. Matt V, Kelly M, and Charlie G. have spent the …

3-D printing offers new approach to making buildings

“The list of materials that can be produced by 3-D printing has grown to include not just plastics but also metal, glass, and even food. Now, MIT researchers are expanding the list further, with the design of a system that …

6 Channel RF Remote Controller Using CC2500 RF Modules

“The 6 Channel RF Remote Controller designed using CC2500 RF Transceiver modules and PIC16F1847 micro-controller from microchip. Transmitter provided with 6 tact switch, 4 Address Jumpers to pair multiple unit so they don’t interfere with each other. Board provided …

A Massive New Library of 3-D Images Could Help Your Robot Butler Get Around Your House

“For a robot to be of any real help around the home, it will need to be able to tell the difference between a coffee table and a child’s crib—a simple task that most robots can’t do …

Affordable STM32 Cloud-Connectable Kit from STMicroelectronics Puts More Features On-Board for Fast and Flexible IoT-Device Development

“The new high-connectivity STM32L4 IoT Discovery kit (B-L475E-IOT01A) from STMicroelectronics gives unrivalled flexibility for developers building IoT (Internet of Things) nodes by supporting multiple low-power wireless standards and Wi-Fi® , while integrating a complete collection of motion, gesture, and …

Beautiful Arduino Binary Clock

“In this Instructable I’ll be showing how to make a Aduino Binary Clock. Starting with this you can make a binary clock with any design and format as you like, just like any other clock.”

Bike Speedometer

“I went to an REI garage sale a few weeks ago, and I picked up an awesome $50 bike speedometer for only $5! I often bike with a group of friends, and it is cool to see my speed in …

Bridgestone launching ‘airless’ bicycle tires in 2019

“Pump it up? You won’t really need to, soon. Bridgestone has revealed a new “airless” bicycle tire that it plans to put on sale by 2019. The non-pneumatic features a ring of flexible composite spokes — connected to a smaller …

China Talking With European Space Agency About Moon Outpost

“Representatives of China and the European Space Agency are discussing potential collaboration on a human outpost on the moon and other possible joint endeavors, according to a spokesman for the European agency and Chinese media reports. The secretary general for …

CSR1011 - Using Ultrasonic Sensor

“The CSR1011 is a single mode Bluetooth Smart chip and this tutorial show how to access its GPIOs and read the values of a ultrasonic sensor.”