Researchers from MIT and Chicago making denser chips with wires that partially build themselves. Faster technology requires better and faster microchips (Image via MIT) As technology, such as computers, get faster and better, they require microc...
SIG says the new spec can deliver robust and reliable IoT connections, making full-home and outdoor use a lot easier to implement. Almost every new mobile device features it but most of us really never think about it until there becomes a connec...
Researchers from IBM and ETH Zurich have developed a liquid battery that uses prior “flow” technology and applies it to small computer chips. Computer chips can be stacked with alternating layers of chips and flow batteries that would both power and ...
Russian artist Vtol used his own blood as a power source for his latest electric sound exhibit. Vtol draws his blood onstage to help power his creation (photograph via Vtol) Blood is a life source and important for our daily functions, but did y...
A pair of researchers from Columbia University and the New York Genome Center (NYGC) have found a way to code information using nature’s storage system: DNA. Yaniv Erlich and Dina Zielinski: the duo that worked on the DNA data storage technology. (im...
Hasbro introduces new Disney doll that allows you to program her dance routines with companion app. Parents will be glad to know that this doll can sing, dance, and say over 100 phrases (Photo via Hasbro) With a live-action remake of the Disney ...
Researchers from the University of Maryland and IBM have pitted their quantum computers against each other to determine which is the superior technology. (image) An IBM Quantum Computer Chip. (via MIT Technology Review) Quantum physics refers ...
The Freestyle uses a black LCD screen, stylus, and knobs that create stamps for the updated version. The new Etch-a-Sketch dubbed Freestyle (via Spin Master) My immediate reaction to this toy was, "how could I do this with a Raspberry Pi?" ...
Researchers at Eindhoven University used a DNA computer to create a pill that looks at how sick you are and doles out the proper amount of medicine. An illustration of what the “smart” pill would look like. (via Eindhoven University) When you’re...
Psychometric profiling mines big data from social media platforms to create advertising tailored to the personality traits of select people. A screenshot of Cambridge Analytica’s Data Dashboard tool, which provides demographic data based on the OCEAN...
Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics committee wants the public to donate old gadgets to extract metals for them and create medals for the 2020 games. The medals for the upcoming Olympic Games will be made out of old gadgets. (Photo via Tokyo 2020 Olympics) To...
Standford and DOE researchers have created super-thin wires just three atoms wide using diamonds and assembling them Lego-style. (via Standford) Researchers from Stanford University and the Department of Energy (DOE) have developed a way to use...
The lighting industry has been changed forever by LEDs, and now they could become even cheaper and more efficient with the incorporation of perovskites. New LED is made with crystalline substances known as perovskites. (Photo via Sameer A. Khan/Fotob...
Hello friends, we have designed many Proteus Libraries on our blog The Engineering Projects which are not yet developed and we are really very proud that we are the first designers for these Proteus Libraries. I am gonna share all those Proteus Libra...
Microsoft’s Todd Holmdahl is heading up the effort to engineer scalable quantum hardware and software. Microsoft has been on a quest to build the holy grail of computers for over a decade, dumping tons of money into researching quantum computi...
Motorola is increasing its edge with modular phones by adding new snap-on Mods to its Z model, enhancing capabilities to include a range of features. An array of modular magnetic snap-ons to Motorola’s Z phone, which enhances the device’s capabilitie...
Qualcomm processors will now be able to run Windows 10 giving the ability to run high powered Win32 apps. Qualcomm making the big announcement at WinHEC (Via Qualcomm) Qualcomm made headlines a few months ago for making the biggest semiconductor...
Lime Microsystem’s LimeSDR features Snappy Ubuntu Core, allowing anyone to write their own apps for any number of projects. (via Lime Microsystems) Back in June of this year, Lime Microsystems successfully funded their LimeSDR platform on Crowd...
A team from the University of Florida took inspiration from the popular franchise for a new type of wearable tech. The solar panels are integrated into the woven fabric (image via University of Florida) Wearable technology is on the rise with th...
Our Raspberry Pi friends will know the Building a Low Power Compact LCD Display project that shabaz published a while ago. He designed a £5 LCD module and the source code for Raspberry Pi.Let's have a look at the I2C traffic. I used the Hercules port...
Our Raspberry Pi friends will know the Building a Low Power Compact LCD Display project that shabaz published a while ago. He designed a £5 LCD module and the source code for Raspberry Pi. I have ported that code to the Texas Instruments Hercule...
A team from UC San Diego used old tube technology to create a chip without semiconductors. This is what the semiconductor free chip would look like. (Image via UC San Diego) The fashion world is proof that old is new again. How else can we expla...
TI INA301EVM - "High accuracy, high slew-rate current sense amplifier with integrated high-speed comparator optimized for overcurrent protection." I saw this board and thought it was pretty useful... see why below... Need your SBC to sense ...
The Chipsetter ONE is an automated pic-and-place machine that assembles PCB electronics using component trays and an array of tape feeders that can utilize different sized SMTs. (via Chipsetter) Anyone who has ever assembled their own PCBs can t...
