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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Successfully Stows Sample of Asteroid Bennu

“NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has successfully stowed the spacecraft’s Sample Return Capsule (SRC) and its abundant sample of asteroid Bennu. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the mission team sent commands to …

NASA’s SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon

“NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed …

New materials help expand volumetric 3D printing

“Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have adapted a new class of materials for their groundbreaking volumetric 3D printing method that produces objects nearly instantly, greatly expanding the range of material properties achievable with the technique. The class of …

newelectronics 26 Outubro 2020

“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 …

newelectronics 27 Outubro 2020

“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 …

Persistence of Vision LED Staff

“It is well known that even after a light has been turned off, human eye keeps “seeing” it for a fraction of second. This is known as Persistence of Vision, or POV, and it allows one to “paint” pictures by …

Power Bank “Keep-Alive”

“A simple module to keep power banks from turning off, when your DIY circuit draws low currents. A simple power bank - keep alive module. As the name is already suggesting, this module keeps power banks from auto turn off, when …

Press(Button); //An Arduino LCD Game

“Recently in Scouts, I worked on the Game Design merit badge. For one of the requirements, I built this game using Arduino that is based on the LED Rocker Game. The point of the game is to score the highest …

Probing water for an electrifying cause

“An experiment, elegant in its simplicity, helps explain why water becomes electrified when it touches hydrophobic surfaces. For over a century, scientists have been puzzled by the electrification of water when it is brought in contact with water-repellent or “hydrophobic …

Reducing Battery Power Consumption for Digispark ATtiny85

“or: Running an Arduino with a 2032 coin cell for 2 years. Using your Digispark Arduino Board out of the box with an Arduino program it draws 20 mA at 5 volt. With a 5 volt power bank of 2000 …