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A once forgotten element holds promise for the future of electronics

“Discovered more than 100 years ago, black phosphorus was soon forgotten when there was no apparent use for it. In what may prove to be one of the great comeback stories of electrical engineering, it now stands to play a …

Advanced Adjustable Dual Mode DC Voltage Regulator

“Got projects to work on and don’t have a voltage regulator? Here a simple yet efficient DC voltage regulator. Its simple in design, yet efficient in output, but still cheap for your pocket. Key features; Adjustable positive DC voltage …

Animations with Arduino Uno and Nokia 3310 LCD

“The main goal is to make animations and using Arduino UNO board and a NOKIA 3310 LCD.”

Apple has an official permit to test self-driving cars in California, DMV confirms

“Apple has received a permit to test autonomous cars in California, the first official confirmation that the maker of the iPhone sees the century-old automobile as a product that’s ripe for reinvention and a reflection of its need to …

Arduino Drone | Quadcopter (3D Printed)

“Some time ago (over 8 months) I was thinking about what I can build. I wanted to make an interesting robot/device that will be challenge for me and will encourage me to learn new things. I thought about the …

Arduino Flex Sensor Glove

“Created by: Jonathan Cates, Nobufumi Takahashi, and Ryan Barton for Mount Royal University’s COMP 3012 Robotics course. This tutorial will teach how to make a glove with 5 flex sensors, so that when you bend your fingers a RGB …

Arduino Ultrasonic Alarm

“Using an Arduino UNO, an Ultrasonic Sensor, and a RFID Reader, you can create a simple alarm which when placed near a door, senses if that door has been opened or if someone has come in and triggers an alarm …

Baidu to launch self-driving car technology in July

“Baidu Inc (BIDU.O) said on Tuesday it would launch its self-driving car technology for restricted environment in July before gradually introducing fully autonomous driving capabilities on highways and open city roads by 2020. The project is named Apollo after …

China Launches Its First Space Cargo Ship Into Orbit

“China’s bid to establish a permanently crewed space station got a boost today (April 20) with the launch of the country’s first cargo supply spacecraft: the Tianzhou-1. The uncrewed Tianzhou-1 cargo resupply spacecraft launched into orbit atop a …

EC2 F1 Instances with FPGAs – Now Generally Available

“We launched the Developer Preview of the FPGA-equipped F1 instances at AWS re:Invent. The response to the announcement was quick and overwhelming! We received over 2000 requests for entry, and were able to provide over 200 developers with …