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6502 standalone computer

“A minimal 6502 computer that can be programed machine language without PCs I have developed a minimal 6502 computer that can be programed machine language without PCs. The concept is the following three. (1) Minimize the number of peripheral standard …

A 2D Perspective: Stacking Materials to Realize a Low Power Consuming Future

“Scientists devise a 2D-material–based stacked structure with applications in reducing computing power consumption Scientists have designed a 2D material-based multi-stacked structure comprising tungsten disulfide (WS2) layer sandwiched between hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) layers that displays long-range interaction between successive …

App Controlled Colour Cloud

“Hi, in this instructable I show you how to build a room lighting from a gravel path grid. The whole thing can be controlled via WLAN with an app. There were some problems with the project. But in the end …

Arecibo Observatory Telescope to be Decommissioned After Second Cable Break

“The National Science Foundation expects it will be several weeks before disassembly of the telescope can begin. Following a review of engineering assessments, the U.S. National Science Foundation today announced it will begin planning the controlled decommissioning of the …

Beyond AI for Wafer Scale Compute: Setting Records in Computational Fluid Dynamics

“In collaborations with researchers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Cerebras showed that a single wafer-scale Cerebras CS-1 can outperform one of the fastest supercomputers in the US by more than 200 X. The problem was to solve …

Breakthrough in Screening and Discovering Cathode Materials for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

“Recently, a research team led by Li Jinjin from School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, SJTU published their latest research findings in Energy Storage Materials (IF=16.28), a top journal in energy study. They proposed a machine learning …

buck50: Test and measurement firmware for “Blue Pill” STM32F103

“buck50 is open-source firmware that turns a “Blue Pill” STM32F103 development board (widely available for approx. US$1.50) into a multi-purpose test and measurement instrument, including: - 8 channel, 6+ MHz logic analyzer - Approx. 5K sample buffer depth - Samples stored …

CircuitPython 6.0.0 released

“Download from circuitpython.org Downloads are available from circuitpython.org. The site makes it easy to select the correct file and language for your board. The downloads page is here. Downloads are no longer available from the GitHub release pages …

CO2 Wall Clock

“Arduino powered CO2 Monitor for Schools, Offices, and Private Buildings Proper ventilation not only ensures well-being, but significantly reduces risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection “Aerosols are a possible transmission path of the novel coronavirus. Aerosols spread quickly throughout the entire …

Computer Scientists Launch Counteroffensive Against Video Game Cheaters

“University of Texas at Dallas computer scientists have devised a new weapon against video game players who cheat. The researchers developed their approach for detecting cheaters using the popular first-person shooter game Counter-Strike. But the mechanism can work for any …