The new technique could allow engineers to create new materials with desired properties for applications in data storage, quantum computing, and energy storage. (Image credit: UCI) Researchers from the University of California (Irvine) have dev...
Introduction
Unboxing and Overview
Performance Tests and Comparison
Winding Simulator Tests
Motor Tests
DMM CheckPlus Tests
Software
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Introduction Following in from the Sonel MIC-30, which turned out to...
A powerful lightning sprite that was visible from the International Space Station in 2014. (Image Credit: NASA/ESA) Sometimes thunderstorms are so severe that they produce immense lightning strikes and intense thunderclaps that may keep you wide...
Researchers have developed a method that allows three people to work together to solve problems using brain signals. (Image credit: University of Washington) Researchers from the University of Washington have developed a method that brings huma...
OmniVision’s OV6948 image sensor is smaller than a grain of pepper. The tiny camera is ideal for procedures that involve small parts of the body. (Image credit: OmniVision) OmniVision, a developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, has earne...
Introduction After sneaking in a brief review of the RS-9985 Insulation Multimeter from RS Pro, more as a comparison against the other two CEM rebrands, I have moved back into the heavy weight division in the form of the MIC-30 from Sonel. Previ...
Thanks to Project14 and the Electronic Toys contest I have a new bench power supply! Thanks tariq.ahmad. In this blog I will outline why I selected it and my first impressions. I also do a quick out of the box check to make sure thi...
The +POOL Light changes color depending on the health of the East River. The installation tracks the water’s health using a specially made algorithm. (Image credit: Playlab Inc) A new art installation in New York City is more than just an odd a...
Introduction This review is a little different from the insulation tester series, as it is an extension of the reviews on the Extech MG302 and the Di-LOG DL9307, that are essentially the same meter as the RS Pro RS-9985. Ultimately, all of these...
A close up the new smart skin (Image credit: ACS Nano) Scientists have been making strides in creating color-changing smart skin that can be applied to various applications, but it hasn’t been easy. Current smart skin isn’t very strong and chang...
A 6.4A-2uA current/voltage/power monitor based on the TI INA209 with dedicated GND, usable as Shield, Wing, Breakout or Breadboard. Description The Watt-A-Live is a versatile embedded power monitor based on the Texas Instruments INA20...
Introduction Seems like a while since I looked at an insulation tester, this one has been around for a some time, but I have only just got to writing it up. This is number 8 in my ongoing quest to see if there is a small handheld insulation test...
Researchers were able to reproduce a group coral in two days for the first time in a lab setting. Image - Coral spawning in a lab. (image credit: The Florida Aquarium) Things are looking grim for America’s Great Barrier Reef. The third-largest c...
Engineers at MIT have created a magnetically controlled threadlike robot that glides through the narrow pathways, such as the labyrinthine vasculature of the human brain. Their research is published in journal Science Robotics. The robotic thre...
The technology uses transdermal optical imaging to diagnose blood pressure using 2-minute videos of the subjects face taken from a smartphone. (Image credit: University of Toronto) In the not so distant future, we may be able to apply preventat...
This new metalens can focus and make adjustments for blurriness in real-time. This new lens has similar behavior as the human eye. (Image credit: SEAS) Researchers at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) may ...
The Rekognition AI platform is now capable of identifying fear, adding an eight entry in its emotion-detection capability. (Image credit: Amazon) Amazon’s Rekognition platform is a deep learning image and video analysis service that’s part of t...
The quantum microphone could help develop more efficient quantum computers. A mockup of an array of nanomechanical resonators designed to generate and trap sound particles, or phonons. (Image credit: Standford University) High-quality microphone...
Those sweltering Summer and freezing Winter days may be more bearable for people to withstand in the future. It’s all due to Sony’s innovative Reon Pocket, a cooling/heating device that can be worn into the back pocket of a t-shirt designed specifica...
Scientists recently developed content lenses made of soft robots that zoom in and out on command. The prototype lenses require you to place electrodes around your eyelids. (Image credit: University of California San Diego) Glasses and contact le...
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have come up with a way to image polarization out of one snapshot. The tiny, portable camera is the same size as a thumb and can be used in systems of autono...
A friend gave me a couple of Pomona Insulation Piercing ClipsPomona Insulation Piercing Clips which I thought were pretty neat. Apparently they are quite popular with the automotive repair/test crowd. The clips were something I had not seen before, s...
The new smart network could drastically change how wearable devices connect to radio waves. These conductive textiles can be integrated into clothing to boost signal up to 1,000 times. (Image credit: NUS) Wearable technology continues to be a ma...
Neuralink’s HMI uses ‘threads’ that are injected into the brain to tap into neuron activity, which can be read by machines, essentially understanding human thought. (Image credit: Pixabay) Elon Musk recently unveiled the progress that’s been ma...
By age 45, many people may suffer from an eyesight condition called presbyopia, which causes the lenses to lose elasticity in our eyes. Our vision requires the elasticity to help keep our eyesight focused on nearby objects. There are also some fixes ...
