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DIY Single-chip 2D Retro Game Console

“This DIY project offers the simple stand-alone VGA game console which is based on PIC24EP512GP202 microcontroller. As the video signal and the corresponding sync signals are generated by software, the console contains a minimum of hardware. There is also an …

Dynamic, yet inertial – and definitely futuristic

“Researchers conduct experiments to demonstrate inertial motion in magnetic materials In the journal Nature Physics (DOI: 10.1038/s41567-020-01040-y), an international team of scientists from Germany, Italy, Sweden, and France report on their experimental observation of an inertial effect of …

Energy-harvesting plastics pass the acid test

“Air-stable coatings can improve the longevity of wearable devices that tap into body heat. A polymer previously used to protect solar cells may find new applications in consumer electronics, reveals a KAUST team studying thin films capable of converting thermal …

Exploiting molecular vibrations to synthesize low-bandgap polymers

“Researchers study a novel strategy to synthesize low bandgap polymers on a gold surface taking advantage of their molecular vibrations. The work combines the chemical synthesis with STM and AFM studies of the electronic properties of bisanthene polymers, whose synthesis …

Gas Leak and High Temperatures Detector

“The project was made with the intention of being used at home, being a simple gas leak and high temperatures detector that uses ESP-01 and sends an alert by the IFTTT to your phone. For the project the following …

Generating photons for communication in a quantum computing system

“New technique provides a means of interconnection between processors, opening the way to a complete quantum computing platform. MIT researchers using superconducting quantum bits connected to a microwave transmission line have shown how the qubits can generate on demand the …

I2C to 8Bit LCD Display Controller

“This project is an I2C to 8-bit Bus converter plus three(3) control bits, primarily designed to handle 2004 and 1602 LCD display modules. While developing a project, I run into a need for an LCD to display several information …

Itsy Bitsy: an Untethered Climbing Robot

“My goal for this project was to design & build a small untethered climbing robot and to record it in my very first Instructable (woohoo!). The result is the robot shared here, which uses a rack and pinion system to pin …

Lego-like assembly of zeolitic membranes improves carbon capture

“EPFL chemical engineers have developed a new way to manufacture zeolitic membranes, state-of-the-art materials used for gas separation in harsh conditions. Zeolites are porous minerals that occur both naturally but also are being synthesized artificially. Because they are stable and …

Make and Download your Gas Leak Detector Case with Arduino

“You’ll learn how to make a gas leak detector with Arduino and earn the project files. One of the main causes of fires in homes is the leakage of cooking gas that when it comes in contact with sparks …