The team of researchers is looking to make MRIs up to 10 times faster. Increased scan times may take some of the dread out of MRIs. (Photo via Getty Images) MRIs are important procedures used to detect brain tumors, brain injuries, infection, an...
IntroductionThis short blog post discusses an attempt to make test leads for hopefully better measurements! Measuring small resistances is really difficult with the usual 2-wire measurement with multimeters. The multimeter will measure the resi...
In 2015, researchers set out to track bees to understand the reasons behind the slow decline in bee population. Honeybee carrying a tracking device (Image from RBG/KEW) According to Darwin’s theory of evolution, the species that survive are the ...
Introduction This blog is to document my attempt to build Jan and Peter's load. I'm trying to catch up with Jan, who iscurrently way ahead of me, so I can start doing measurements. Although I normally prepare blogs in full before posting th...
IntroductionThis blog continues my series of comparing some insulation testers to the Keysight U1461AU1461A that I have had issues with and the Megger MIT420/2MIT420/2 that I carried a road test review out on for element 14 last year &nbs...
IntroductionOne really useful use-case for a VNA is to characterise antennas. When radio transmitters operate, the signal travels with virtually no loss over a cable (often a coax cable) and then is radiated by an antenna. But some of the energy may ...
Peter, Jon and I are building a Programmable Electronic Load. In this post I use LabVIEW to automate the measurements on the load itself. I'm buitlding an automated test setup to characterise its behaviourThe process tests the load for a range of vol...
Peter, Jon and I are building a Programmable Electronic Load. In this series of blogs I'm building a LabVIEW library of reusable components In this seventh article I introduce the first advanced block: Raw ADC control. LabVIEW has a set of ...
Peter, Jon and I are building a Programmable Electronic Load. In this series of blogs I'm building a LabVIEW library of reusable components In this sixth article I introduce the first advanced block: Raw DAC control. LabVIEW has a set o...
I'm building a SCPI electronics lab instrument for Linux.This post connects the C SCPI parser service together with the C++ Instrument service.I've split up the SCPI interpreter and the instrument control for my own learning. I'm trying t...
A new research could enable amputees who use a prosthesis to experience pain again. A special skin-like material has the ability to transmit pain to the brain. Pieces of the synthetic skin on the mechanical hand’s thumb and index finger. (Image via J...
Google and Apple are competing to provide consumers with the best possible app that will turn smartphones into measure tapes. Image of the app, Measure, used to determine the height of a table, the size appeared in the black space with white writing ...
Introduction The CA6526 is the first insulation tester to be added to my portfolio for my grand scheme of testing it against the Keysight U1461AU1461A that has failed me and the Megger MIT420/2MIT420/2 that I road tested for element1...
Last year, new research resulted in a tiny chip specially designed to fit in and power bee-sized drones. This year, the size of the chip was reduced even more along with its consumption of power. Here Navion placed next to a quarter and a small drone...
I'm building a SCPI electronics lab instrument for Linux.This post is an object oriented one again: testing if I can create a stream-like socket server in C++.TL;DR yesIf you are interested in object oriented design, you may want to stay and read...
I'm building a SCPI electronics lab instrument for Linux.This post is an object oriented one: porting the PiFace Digital API to C++.If you aren't interested in object oriented design, you may want to walk away from this blog. API and Abstr...
The technology allows researchers to study patients with Parkinson's disease and allows them to monitor mobility. Artificial intelligence demonstrates the movement of a person behind a wall by using a stick figure as a representative of their body. (...
A new phone protection case turns the smartphone into a weapon and explosive detector. Image of the SWORD app scanning a guy. (Image via Royal Holdings) Every owner of a smartphone knows that it is wise to protect the device. For that purpose, c...
I'm building a SCPI device for Linux.I have the basis working over TCP/IP.This morning I received a PiFace Digital 2PiFace Digital 2 from element14 (thank you!)This board, with digital inputs, outputs, relays and LEDs can be a nice LAB automation uti...
MIT thinks they have a way to stop hackers, but can anything truly be unhackable? (Photo via Wiley Systems) Whether you love them or hate them, smart devices are taking over. It feels like everything we own and do is connected to the internet: o...
Many tech companies come together to devise a tool that will allow blind people to have a more normal life and feel more included in social dynamics. USB-IF HID plugged into a phone. (Image via Microsoft) In the United States, it is a crime to ...
Have you ever wondered if it's possible to convert your cassette tape players into an mp3 music player? Thanks to TapelessDeckPlayer, the idea is now possible and seems both inviting and enticing for music enthusiasts who are still in possession ...
How often do people complain about not being able to stay connected or together at big events, or in areas that don’t allow for internet connectivity? Well, now, for all those issues, there is a solution. The Lynq device, one of the many colors avail...
