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Dual-function nanorod LEDs could make multifunctional displays

“Cellphones and other devices could soon be controlled with touchless gestures and charge themselves using ambient light, thanks to new LED arrays that can both emit and detect light. Made of tiny nanorods arrayed in a thin film, the LEDs …

Fun Cases for Electronic Components

“Putting together a project is one thing, but making it pretty and presentable is a totally different story. But that’s what we’re here for! We made a collection of component cases to make your project stand out and …

Make Your Own SIMPLE 4x4x4 LED Cube

“In this project I will show you how to build a simpler version of a 4x4x4 LED Cube. The driver circuit only consists of an Arduino Uno . Let’s get started !”

New PIC18 Family Offers a Versatile Array of Core Independent Peripherals to Simplify Complex Designs

“The PIC18F “K42” family, which combines an extensive array of Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs), high-resolution analog, on-chip Direct Memory Access (DMA) and vectored interrupts for fast processing, is now available from Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of …

newelectronics 28 Fevereiro 2016

“New Electronics is a fortnightly magazine focusing on technological innovation, news and the latest developments in the electronics sector. Downloadable as a digital page turner or pdf file, or offered as a hard copy, the New Electronics magazine is available …

Green Binary Counter

“I have built a binary counter without using decoder. The diodes do the magic while the materials are: 1-7490 counter, 4-1N914 diodes, 1-555 timer, 2-4.7Kohm, 1-100uF capacitor, and 4-5mm LED’s.”

AiLight – A hackable RGBW light bulb

“Some weeks ago a tweet by Manolis Nikiforakis (@niki511) with the #ESP8266 hashtag drew my attention. Manolis had just received a “smart lamp” branded by Ai-Thinker, the AiLight. Yes, the same Ai-Thinker that has sold millions of ESP8266 based modules …

Arduino DIY Light Meter With BH1750 Sensor

“In this Instructable I am going to show you how to build a Light meter with a big Nokia 5110 LCD display using Arduino. Building a Light Meter is a great learning experience. When you finish building this project you …

Arduino Traffic Display Using Google Maps API

“In this instructable I’m going to show you how to make a Arduino device that gets traffic data from the Google Maps API and displays it to a screen and will also set the colour of a RGB LED …

Custom firmware Hue lights

“In my previous posts I described how I was able to connect a Mesh Bee with cloned firmware to a Philips Hue and how the cloned firmware provided me with the key to connecting custom firmware to my Philips Hue …