Main Content

Sony launches the World’s Fastest SD card, the SF-G series

“Sony has applied years of experience in professional media to expand the current high performance memory card line up with an ultra-fast speed model that will maximise your camera performance. Introducing the world’s fastest SD card, the SF-G …

Split decision in first-ever quantum computer faceoff

“In a new study, two quantum computers fashioned from dramatically different technologies have competed head-to-head in an algorithm-crunching exercise. One computer was more reliable, and the other was faster. But what’s most important, some scientists say, is that for …

Stanford researchers say extracting uranium from seawater could help nuclear power play a larger role in a carbon-free energy future

“As the world shifts from fossil fuels, additional sources of energy-on-demand will be needed to make up for lulls in wind or solar. A new way of extracting uranium from seawater could help even countries without uranium mines harness nuclear …

Tokyo Tech supercomputer TSUBAME3.0 scheduled to start operating in summer 2017

“The Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) Global Scientific Information and Computing Center (GSIC) has started development and construction of TSUBAME3.01—the next-generation supercomputer that is scheduled to start operating in the summer of 2017. The theoretical performance of …

2-Wheel Self Balancing Robot by using Arduino and MPU6050

“2-Wheel Self Balancing Robot by using Arduino and MPU6050. Use Arduino as the controller and sensor MPU6050 to control the balance. Just add a simple Serial Bluetooth module and use a Bluetooth Serial Controller APP for Android Phone to make …

ESP8266 MikroE Buggy

“This is a project that we wanted to do as a nice tutorial on how to make web interface that will operate on small WiFi enabled device. MikroElektronika offers a lot of boards and possibilities to operate their MIKROE-1670 …

Kaleidoscope Infinity Mirror

“A cross between a Kaleidoscope and an Infinity Mirror! As you change the rotation of the mirror, the lights change in response. This project is built with an off-the-shelf mirror and picture frame, and a few other components. The Arduino …

News  Linux 4.10

Linux 4.10

“Linux 4.10 was released on 19 Feb 2017. Summary: This release adds support for virtualized GPUs, a new ‘perf c2c’ tool for cacheline contention analysis in NUMA systems, a new ‘perf sched timehist’ command for a detailed history of …

Researchers devise efficient power converter for internet of things

“The “internet of things” is the idea that vehicles, appliances, civil structures, manufacturing equipment, and even livestock will soon have sensors that report information directly to networked servers, aiding with maintenance and the coordination of tasks. Those sensors will have …

Retro computing

“Old computers fascinate me. With resources so limited they were able to do so much. They can do so much as a result of huge work and clever tricks from both hardware and software designers. Wanting to learn more about …