The University of Michigan is home to a new research facility dedicated to testing drones. The facility might be the first of its kind. M-Air building. (All images via University of Michigan) Autonomous vehicles are the rave this year. On the on...
According to the report, the US leads the world in science and engineering, however China leads in total volume of science papers published. (Image credit: Pexels) According to the National Science Foundation’s 2018 Science and Engineering Ind...
Apple launched an app that will teach children not only how to code but also how to build augmented realities. Swift Playgrounds Displayed on iPad. (Image via Apple) Technology companies have been expanding their reach to the younger audience th...
A bet with his fellow club members pushed a high school student in West Virginia to build an AI that can rap. Robert Barrat from Jefferson High School, image from Jefferson County Schools website. In a discussion about the possibility that artif...
This tutorial will walk you through the process of getting data from the BME280 Temperature, Pressure, and Humidity sensor to be displayed on a local webserver. We will log the data with a Raspberry Pi, keep it in a MYSQL database, and feed to ...
Light Emitting Diodes... LEDs - we interact with them on a daily basis and can be found in or on nearly every piece of electronics or electronic devices from SBCs (Single Board Computers) to street lighting and everything in between. The technology i...
The Walt Disney Company is donating money to encourage the expansion of STEM curriculum for children from poor households. Pictured is Shuri, the tech genius in the movie Black Panther. The coolest character in the show, in my opinion. (Image courtes...
Coming late spring 2018, a new toy will help children use their imagination while learning mathematics. (via 3Doodler) Another amazing learning tool, presented at the 2018 Toy Fair, the 3Doodler Start Kits. Even though the 3Doodler kit is not a ...
Sony is now exploring the realm of Education with its robotic toy KOOV. (KOOV kit displayed, image via SONY) At first glance, the KOOV kit might look like confectioneries; but it is a new set of electronics fashioned to increase children’s inter...
Zachtronics’ Shenzhen I/O lets players join an electronics company to design circuits and write code. (Image credit: Zachtronics via YouTube) When it comes to video games for engineers, we tend to think of Tetris, Minecraft or even Sim City per...
(Image credit: Taito Corporation) I saw this and wonder if it’s possible to bring to the Raspberry Pi. It’s been 40 years since Taito released their iconic Space Invaders video game back in 1978 and four decades later the music still haun...
The SatelLife Challenge looks too young people for innovative ideas for satellites that benefit the economy, health or environment. (Image credit: UK Space Agency) Are you between the ages of 11 and 22 and have ideas on how to make the economy,...
12 Mechanical Engineering undergraduates from the National University of Singapore (NUS) are working with Farnell element14 to design and build flapping wing micro air vehicles (MAVs) with the aim of participating in two major design competitio...
(Image credit Pixabay) It may have taken place ‘a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away’ but the tech is certainly futuristic, at least that’s how it’s portrayed in the popular Star Wars franchise but has that tech actually become a reality f...
I am a Road Tester of the TI-PMLK Buck Experiment Board: TPS54160 & LM3475.It's an educational kit - board and book - to learn buck converter theory and practice.Because it's an educational kit, I give minus points each time there's v...
Next 5th September is National Teachers' Day in India and next 5th October is World Teachers' Day. Why a day for teachers?Teachers' Day represents a significant token of the awareness, understanding, and appreciation displayed for the vital contribut...
What do a flying tiger, fighting robots, a bonsai tree that does yoga, a 30ft balloon sculpture and a band that plays music on reclaimed electric items have in common? The answer is that they were all things that could all be seen at this ...
I am a Road Tester of the TI-PMLK Buck Experiment Board: TPS54160 & LM3475.It's an educational kit - board and book - to learn buck converter theory and practice.Because it's an educational kit, I give minus points each time there's vendor lock-i...
I am a Road Tester of the TI-PMLK Buck Experiment Board: TPS54160 & LM3475.It's an educational kit - board and book - to learn buck converter theory and practice.Because it's an educational kit, I give minus points each time there's vendor lock-i...
I am a Road Tester of the TI-PMLK Buck Experiment Board: TPS54160 & LM3475.It's an educational kit - board and book - to learn buck converter theory and practice.Because it's an educational kit, I give minus points each time there's vendor lock-i...
STEM institutes in the UK have the chance to win a lab makeover worth up to £3,500 as part of a new competition from element14 and Keysight. Schools, Universities and Education-focused charities can submit their establishment via Onecall ...
Communication technology giants Verizon recently announced the winners of their annual Innovative Learning App Challenge, in which middle and high school students across America are challenged to develop mobile app concepts that solve a problem in th...
In a market dominated by comic book adaptations and franchise movies, the story of how three relatively little-known mathematicians contributed to the NASA space program may not sound like typical blockbuster fare. However, the 20th Century Fox relea...
Workplace apprenticeships have long fought against the perception that they represent a poor relation to academic qualifications when it comes to finding a route into a long-term career. However, more and more employers in the digital and technology ...
A quick glance at the latest global education rankings for Science and Mathematics shows a near total dominance of the top positions by Asian countries including Singapore, Japan and China, alongside a smattering of affluent Western nations such as C...
