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Elusive triangulene created by moving atoms one at a time

“Researchers at IBM have created an elusive molecule by knocking around atoms using a needle-like microscope tip. The flat, triangular fragment of a mesh of carbon atoms, called triangulene, is too unstable to be made by conventional chemical synthesis, and …

How to Install an ATtiny Bootloader With Virtual USB

“In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use Arduino to install the micronucleus bootloader, which has V-USB, onto an ATtiny84. These steps will work for other ATtiny chips, but you’ll need to change things like the …

India sets world record with 104 satellites in a single rocket launch

“Gravity is a good thing when it keeps you firmly planted on Earth’s surface, but it’s quite a nuisance when you’re trying to launch things into space. The economics of space launches are harsh; every ounce sent …

Make a WiFi Necklace

“Do you remember the movie “Artificial Intelligence” ? I love that movie and like that future necklace of the robot. I made this future necklace by myself. I think it is also cool for you. Now I can control my necklace …

mbed OS 5.3.5 Release Available

“We are pleased to announce the mbed OS 5.3.5 release is now available. This release includes … Here is a full list of all changes and fixes in this release…”

Now you can “build your own” bio-bot

“For the past several years, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been developing a class of walking “bio-bots” powered by muscle cells and controlled with electrical and optical pulses. Now, Bioengineering Professor Rashid Bashir’s research group …

Programmable bench power supply

“The programmable bench power supply project was an attempt to create reliable, modular, open and programmable power supply. It’s also replicable at home and can be used for various tasks starting with powering breadboard, charge (or to some extent …

Success by deception

“Theoretical physicists from ETH Zurich deliberately misled intelligent machines, and thus refined the process of machine learning. They created a new method that allows computers to categorise data – even when humans have no idea what this categorisation might look like …

The ultimate green technology

“Imagine patterning and visualizing silicon at the atomic level, something which, if done successfully, will revolutionize the quantum and classical computing industry. A team of University of Alberta scientists has done just that, led by a world-renowned physicist and his …

Welcome to AirSim

“AirSim is a simulator for drones (and soon other vehicles) built on Unreal Engine. It is open-source, cross platform and supports hardware-in-loop with popular flight controllers such as Pixhawk for physically and visually realistic simulations. It is developed as an …