The AI-powered eye exam could replace the Snellen eye char in the future. The StAT test has proven to be more accurate. (Image Credit: Gary Cassel/Pixelbay) Classic eye exams are poised to get an upgrade in the future. Researchers from Stanford ...
The KnittedKeyboard prototype was created by using advanced 3D knitting machines. By using this technology, the customized keyboard could be printed in just one hour. (Image Credit: Andreas Eggenberger, MIT Media Lab) Instruments aren’t flexible...
I'm thinking about building a low power SMU.We're playing with OpAmps and discrete semiconductors regularly over here, and there's a Keithley 2450 SMU with I-V Tracer Software road test going on.Learnings from those activities can b...
Image showing the smart molecule switches from a scanning tunneling microscope. Each bright molecule represents a single switch. (Image Credit: Dr. Kunal Mali, KU Leuven) Data storage could one day be made up of smart molecules, providing up to ...
This is a followup to my road test review. While doing some of the tests that I proposed in my road test application, I thought of a few others. This was the one that jumped to the top of the list.The application is monitoring a building&...
www.youtube.com/watchA blind participant in the study traced the letter ‘N’ on a touch screen after the implanted electrodes simulated a pattern on his visual cortex. (Image Credit: M. Beauchamp et al. ./Cell 2020) Researchers from the Baylor Co...
I wrote a blog in 2015 about using an FPGA as logic analyzer.In that blog, I promised to review the input buffer that I was using to translate 5V logic to 3V3.Then I didn't follow up on that. Yesterday I made a second buffer, using par...
The EC-Eye has a similar structure and size to a human eyeball, and it has similar capabilities. (Image Credit: Yaying Xu, (c) oFantastic Color Animation Technology Co.) Researchers from the Honk Kong University of Science and Technology h...
Researchers use new gel-based solution to change taste perception. The gel solution is applied to an electronic device the user presses to their tongue. (Image credit: Meiji University) When it comes to satisfying cravings, we don’t make the bes...
Researchers used the DeepMind Lab to compare how children and AI agents learn about the world. (Image Credit: DeepMind) Researchers from Alphabet’s DeepMind and the University of California, Berkeley, have proposed a framework to compare how chi...
A team of scientists creates ThreadSense to test their new touch sensing technique. The smart thread can detect touch locations. (Image credit: Dartmouth) Touch sensing technology is becoming more common, and it’s continuously improving. A team ...
Detailed review of the current shunt circuit of the Programmable Electronic Load.The circuit and measurements are discussed here. Circuit The current measurement circuit reads the voltage over a 50 mΩ shunt resistor that's in series with th...
I had to solder an IC today, nothing new there, but usually I'll use a 1mm conventional soldering tip (slice off conical shape) to solder each individual pin one-by-one, deal with any bridges with desoldering braid, and call it a day. There are...
The glove-like device, Dormio, is outfitted with a series of sensors that can determine which sleeping state the wearer is in. (Image Credit: MIT) Researchers from MIT's Dream Lab are in the process of developing an open-source glove-like device...
LabVIEW 2020 Community Edition has just been released (yesterday on the day I type this).I was part of the Beta test team.To celebrate the release, a flow to characterise a lab instrument: use a power supply and a digital meter to validate a DC load....
The sensors are incorporated into narrow channels of the garment, which can be worn to monitor vital signs, like breathing, heart rate, and temperature changes. (Image Credit: MIT) Researchers from MIT have developed a new lightweight sensor tha...
UNI-T multimeters have spread widely in recent years, due to their low cost and characteristics that come closer to the higher-end DMMs. Many models have an interesting feature: the ability to connect to a computer via USB, for data logging. For...
The bacterium is capable of breaking down the chemical compounds of polyurethane. (Image Credit: imageBroker/Alamy) Researchers from the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in Leipzig, Germany, have discovered a new bacterium, identified...
I can see this being how clothes are designed and made in the future. But, will we be able to leave home for extended periods of time? Anyway... fashion fanatics won’t have to worry about wearing clothes that aren’t perfectly fitted anymore. TG3D Stu...
The flat panels offer a lightweight, compact, low-profile alternative to traditional antennas. These flat panel reflectors may be better suited for modern communications. (Photo from Los Alamos National Laboratory) You've most likely seen the st...
Introduction
Coil Test Adapter Build and Initial Tests
Uh-oh moment
Motor Tests
A Case for the New Adapter
Conclusions
Introduction This is an update to my original review of the MetraHit Coil motor testing multimeter from Goss...
Researchers discovered trace amounts of superconductive grains in this piece of Mundrabilla meteorite, which is the first identification of superconductive grains in a meteorite. (Image Credit: James Wampler) Scientists from UC San Diego and Bro...
Microsoft’s split-style controller was recently revealed in a YouTube video. It allows a user to play video games using a controller attached to smartphone/tablet devices instead of using the touch screen. (Image Credit: Microsoft Research) A few yea...
By using the Portal device, users are able to access data on a Wi-Fi-enabled device in regions where an internet shutdown is being enforced by the government. (Image Credit: Qifan Zhao, The Fallback Project) Humans have a right to access informa...
