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Machinery Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance using MCC 172 and MCC 134 with Raspberry Pi

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Thinaer is a US-based supplier of innovative IoT technology. Customers use its advanced analytics to optimize their processes and improve efficiency. In this article, you will learn how Thinaer can provide an always-on system for collecting and monit...
- 24 Nov 2021
Paralyzed man uses a brain implant to type out his thoughts with 94% accuracy

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The participant imagined writing each alphabetic letter, which was transcribed and displayed on a screen. (Image Credit: Frank Willett) A brain implant, developed as part of BrainGate research collaboration, allowed a man paralyzed from the neck...
- 16 Nov 2021
Seeing the Smaller Picture – Magnifiers Shoot-out

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Table of Contents Introduction Previous Magnifiers Coil 8277 ATMax Coilcraft Free Magnifier Edmund Optics 35359 10x Magnifier and BelOMO Triplet Donegan OptiVISOR Carson MG-88 MagniGrip 4.5x Magnifier with LED and Tweezers Carson 2.5X CrystalView ...
- 10 Nov 2021
You can teleport yourself anywhere in the world with these hologram cabinets

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PORTL’s CEO demonstrates its holoportal systems. (Image Credit: PORTL Inc.) ARHT Media and PORTL Inc. started shipping out each of their portable plug-and-play, cabinet-based holoportal systems. These systems allow a user in the studio to appear...
- 8 Nov 2021
Automated Test on Analog Discovery Pro

alexwonglik1

This project demonstrates how to use the Analog Discovery Pro in Linux mode to run the automated test on Digilent PmodAD5, an SPI-enabled analog to digital converter (ADC). The test is utilized Digilent WaveForms Software Development Kit (SDK) to mea...
- 4 Nov 2021
NASA's Perseverance rover recorded sounds on the red planet

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One microphone is located on the rover's chassis while the other sits on the mast. (Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) This is so mesmerizing to me. The perfect noise machine. They should stream all the time. With two microphones mounted o...
- 28 Oct 2021
For the first time, researchers captured images of a Wigner crystal

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A scanning tunneling microscope image reveals the Wigner crystal that formed within a layered structure underneath. (Image Credit: H. Li et al./Nature) Favorable conditions for electrons within a material cause them to arrange into a honeycomb-l...
- 13 Oct 2021
Researchers develop a toy robot to help improve toddlers motor skills

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The Baby Robot prototype needs to be exposed since it constantly undergoes modifications. (Image Credit: Cañas et al.) Researchers at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya in Barcelona developed a robotic toy called Baby Robot that can improve a ...
- 8 Oct 2021
Soldering Iron Tip Thermometer Review

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I recently saw shabaz's blog on the Quick 191AD soldering iron tip thermometer and I decided that I should also have one for quick testing and comparison of various soldering irons/tips.I bought one from an Indian online store for Rs.213 ~ 2.85 U...
- 7 Oct 2021
Streaming data from a portable mixed-signal oscilloscope

alexwonglik1

This project will show you how to stream data and control the Digilent Analog Discovery ProDigilent Analog Discovery Pro (ADP3450/ADP3250) remotely. There are 2 ways to establish the connection, using Standard Mode and Linux Mode, to communicate with...
- 7 Oct 2021
Brain Implant Electrodes Can Provide a Sense of Touch for those with Spinal and Brain Injuries

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The small brain implant is slid deep into the folds of the brain and is used to gradually restore muscle control and sensation functionality for paralyzed patients. (Image credit: Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research) Scientists from the F...
- 30 Sep 2021
James Webb Space Telescope is set to launch in December and will Replace the Aging Hubble

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The new telescope will explore 17 forming planetary systems and measure spectra to identify molecules in the inner regions of protoplanetary discs. (Image credit: NASA) NASA is furthering its exploration mission with the upcoming launch of the...
- 27 Sep 2021
Soldering Iron Thermometer QUICK 191AD Review

shabaz

I recently bought a QUICK 191AD soldering iron thermometer, here's a 3-minute review : )www.youtube.com/watch This instrument costs about £100 in the UK (a couple of resellers in the UK stock it). It comes with a pack of ten sensors, there i...
- 19 Sep 2021
Precision Atomic Clock Improves Time Keeping by a Factor of 1,000

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The clock uses lasers to cool strontium atoms to billionths of a degree above absolute zero and traps them in optical lattices. (Image credit: Pixabay) Hidetoshi Yatori (University of Tokyo/RIKEN) and Jun Ye (UC Boulder/NIST) have won the 2022 ...
- 15 Sep 2021
Magnetic Sensors, Swatch Watch and a Measurement Amplifier

shabaz

This ultra-short blog post is just a quick follow-up to the measurement amplifier project Viewing Noise with a Measurement Amplifier which basically describes a X100 or X200 gain amplifier for working with sensors or measuring noise on power ra...
- 11 Sep 2021
DIY VNA Electronic Calibration Tool with in-built Test Fixture

shabaz

Introduction What's a VNA, and What's "Calibration" in this Context? What can the DIY tool do, and what can't it do? RF Switching Unit OSL Board Assembling the Boards Using the Device Example Scenario #1: Inductor...
- 10 Sep 2021
MIT researchers develop a camera that captures at a trillion frames per second - see light move

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Researchers developed a camera that captures images at a trillion frames per second using a streak camera and a laser that generates light pulses. (Image Credit: M. Scott Brauer/MIT) In 2011, MIT scientists developed a camera capable of capturin...
- 7 Sep 2021
Working with the FPC1500 and Touchstone (S-Parameter) Files

shabaz

Introduction 1. Save the Data 2. Transfer the Data to the PC 3. Export the Data in CSV Format 4. Convert to .s1p Touchstone Format Example: Viewing using Python scikit-rf Summary 2024 Update: The latest versions of InstrumentView support...
- 5 Sep 2021
This magnetic helmet treated the deadliest brain tumor

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The Oncomagnetic Device shrunk the 53-year-old’s glioblastoma brain tumor by 31% during his month-long treatment. (Image Credit: Houston Methodist Neurological Institute) This seemed almost unreal. After researching it since the announcement, it...
- 13 Aug 2021
DNA "sniffing" - sampling technique detects an animals presence in nearby areas

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University of Copenhagen researchers developed a new technique that detects the presence of nearby animals by collecting DNA samples in the air. (Image Credit: Nick Karvounis/Unsplash) Evaluating an animals’ home to determine conservation needs ...
- 12 Aug 2021
Comparing a BJT and a MOSFET with the Transistor Tester Adapter

alexwonglik1

When creating electronics projects, you might have wondered what the difference is between the two most used transistor types: bipolar junction transistors (BJT) and metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFET) and what to choose for y...
- 3 Aug 2021
Artificial intelligence generates quantum physics experiments and restores a painting

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Artificial Intelligence came up with new solutions to quantum experiments. (Image Credit: Pixabay) Mario Krenn, a Quantum physicist, developed a machine-learning algorithm named MELVIN, purposed to discover new solutions to quantum experiments w...
- 29 Jul 2021
Sentinel-6 satellite starts tracking the earth’s rising sea levels

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The Sentinel-6 satellite launched from Vanderberg Air Force Based in California. (Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) While the climate changes, Earth’s oceans are rising and warming up. For three decades, satellites have been orbiting the Earth to ...
- 27 Jul 2021
NICT engineers achieve a breakthrough internet speed of 319 Tb/s

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NICT engineers developed a four-core fiber optic cable that can deliver speeds at 319 Tb/s, shattering the previous 178 Tb/s world record. (Image Credit: Denny Muller / Unsplash) Engineers at the National Institute of Information and Communicati...
- 21 Jul 2021
Researchers find a way to duplicate keys from the sounds they make

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The key is inserted into the lock, which produces a sound as the pin slips off a key ridge. (Image Credit: National University of Singapore) This is kind of scary. Also seems like a super cool Bond device. It can be easy enough to pick keye...
- 16 Jul 2021