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...
The team at the university uses voxels and ultrasound waves to keep the pixels floating in mid-air. These pixels are actually floating in mid-air (via University of Sussex) With most of our times spent staring at screens, the clear, crispness of...
Russian and European scientists believe T-rays will be faster than electromagnetic fields when running computers. Will T-rays make our computers faster? No one looks forward to going to the airport and in recent years the experience has been mo...
A research team at the University of Colorado-Boulder is using wastewater from breweries to help cultivate ion battery electrodes. A diagram of the process researchers use the wastewater (Photo from University Colorado-Boulder) For some, beer is...
Yoyogi National Gymnasium replaced the wooden floor with 400sqm of SEfl LED Video-flooring from Glux. (via rentGlux) The B. League basketball games in Tokyo have kicked off with the first beginning with Alvark Tokyo against the Ryukyu Golden Ki...
The Invader mixes an old school turntable with a embedded record(Photo from Thud Rumble) Hoping to do something similar to this with a Raspberry Pi, but in the meantime.... The art of DJing has been around since the late 70s. Over time the ...
Ecad.io lets users convert their ECAD files into MCAD files online, such as this Arduino Uno 3D schematic. (via ecad.io) If you’re looking for a quick and simple way to convert your ECAD files into MCAD, you may want to check out ecad.io (now p...
Researchers used a rapid-deposition process to attach an aligned array of carbon nanotubes on a 1-inch X 1-inch substrate. (via WISC) Materials engineers from the University of Wisconsin have finally developed a process that turns carbon nanotu...
HTML’s virtual drum machines are now available for free on all popular browsers. It, Arduino, and littleBits new drum and synth kits make music making easier than ever. This is a hobby like interest for me - synthesizers and drum machines. Ma...
In honor of the original Nintendo Entertainment System, Analogue and 8bitdo created the Retro Receiver – a Bluetooth receiver that allows the original Nintendo console to work seamlessly with modern Bluetooth controllers. (via 8bitdo) I am writi...
Iowa State University’s lithium-ion battery is capable of producing 2.5V and dissolves/dissipates in 30-minutes when exposed to water. (via Iowa State) Normally, when it comes to lithium-ion batteries we prefer them to be robust and not easily ...
Intel announced a new license with ARM, that may position it to rapidly manufacture nano-sized chips for mobile use. While AMD has had access to ARM technology for a handful of years, it has little room to compete in the mobile space. (via Intel) &n...
Glicode uses popular snacks to teach kids programming; a high school in Japan has a class dedicated to drones. Ever thought of using food to learn about coding?(Photo from Glicode) It seems Japan really wants to encourage kids to be invested in...
Inspiration abounds in this mini-roundup. The next digital revolution is here, and bringing with it gizmos and gadgets that are faster, smarter, and more powerful than ever. Harvard’s B2 flow battery (Image via Harvard) One such adv...
The Maker Movement isn’t just gaining in popularity with adults, children are also joining the trend. With a $5-plus billion STEM education initiative backed by the government, and an endless array of making toys dedicated solely to kids, it’s never ...
