Olympic athletes team up with Halo Sport for a new wearable tech that promises to improve their training. Can these headphones really reach your brainwaves and improve your training? (via Halo Neuro) Is anyone else excited about the Summer Olymp...
Smart stitches aim to send information straight to your doctor. A diagram of how smart stitches can be embedded in skin(Photo from Tufts University) Thanks to constant advances in technology, there have been changes to make the medical field bet...
Tel Aviv Researchers recently developed a temporary ‘electronic tattoo’ as one of the first non-invasive assays to research muscle and nerve cell activity in patients. The technology may also revolutionize market research and data collection. (via Na...
A diagram from the patent Nest filed for the smart crib(image via Nest/USPTO) If you're a fan of Tex Avery then you remember the “Home of Tomorrow” cartoons. These shorts showed off futuristic homes where dishes would wash themselves and rob...
A research team from the University of Exeter recently published a paper that detailed a new methodology for T-ray imaging that will allow users to see through dense, opaque materials with twice the clarity as current processes. The technology could ...
IntroductionThe tremendous data logging capabilities of the U1282AU1282A were examined briefly in an earlier blog post, where they proved useful for rapid component binning using the Remote Switch Probe, and for observing trends for seeing lase...
Introduction
The U1282A multimeter supports a high speed logging capability which I was keen to test.
By high speed it means approximately 10Hz indefinitely (my test was for 8 hours using the supplied software, I have not tested this soft...
IntroductionIn recent days there have been discussions about the Raspberry Pi 3’s temperature. There is an on-chip temperature sensor but according to reports it is inaccurate. How can we really know the temperature of the Pi’s processor? In general,...
Mitsubishi's idea of how the new technology will work. The car company uses WLAN and acoustic ranging for new indoor GPS technology. (via Mitsubishi) There's seems to be no excuse to get lost since GPS is easily accessible. If it's not in your c...
Cheero’s Sleepion helps promote and maintain a restful sleep using sound, light and pleasant aromas. (via Kickstarter) For some like me, getting a restful sleep involves a nightly ritual of downing melatonin or valerian root pills, turning on a ...
IntroductionHaving needed an audio cable recently for the lab, I was saddened to see the poor quality of some off-the-shelf pre-assembled cables. I didn’t realize poor audio cables were still a phenomenon in the 21st century. It got me wonderin...
ViSalus Sciences was caught using hackers to get insider information on rival company Ocean Avenue. (via ViSalus)Information is a hot commodity in today’s faced-paced world and almost any information on anything and anyone can be had- for a price. Su...
Your mom always told you video games would rot your brain, but recent research disagrees. Players of action video games (AVGs) in particular have been found to have enhanced attentional and sensorimotor function, exhibiting better visual selective at...
The LDC1000LDC1000 is a relatively recent device introduced by Texas Instruments about a year or two ago – it is designed to measure inductance to a high resolution (24-bit!) in an extremely convenient single-integrated-circuit solution. Metal o...
Intro One of main Keithley Instruments expertise are low-level signal measurements. Since very beginning company had instruments as null-detectors, microvolt voltmeters, electrometers. As of today, current nanovoltmeter is Model 2182A, which fea...
Hi Everyone, I am really quite busy with a lot of setting up of the lab area. I hope to place a video of my changes in the lab work layout and my equipment shelf builds. I have taken a small time out to place a video on my attempt at SPICE ...
Choosing the right inspection system for your application can be a daunting task. For industrial applications 3 types of inspection systems are generally used. This blog describes these systems, their common applications along with pros &am...
Real estate is at a premium in the lab. I don't have much bench space for test gear.That's why I purchased a Metex test system.It's a DMM, 3 power supplies, a function generator and a counter in one box. I bought it second hand...
Dave Jone's Of The EEVBLOG did some posts on a DIY PSU around a year back. This project is a spin off of that and I made some changes according to my liking and finally made a PCB that I can use. There are still some things that need to be done.I mad...
I hope this post would not cause complete and total exclusion of myself from Roadtest thing, but posting it here anyway, for fellow engineers enjoyment In this prompt we will take a look on Fluke 51-II and try some ideas how to improve it by modifica...
I have been slowly working through a series of projects and tutorials to share and teach how to use various components and how these can be applied to a Home / Lab power supply, DC Load and the likes. In order to have our first complete to...
Hi Everyone, This is a project that most people including myself have been wanting to do for a while. I would firstly like to thank peteroakes for the inspiration to actually get off my ass and start the project. As I am slowly delving into...
Inspired by the Shop Tips series by jw0752 , I thought it was worthwhile to show some home-made circuit board holders I have recently been using. The aim was to support the circuit boards in an angled position, to make it easier to work them.The solu...
