The team used magnets on a plane and a three-axis magnetic sensor to track a magnet's position. (Image Credit: ACM SIGCHI) Researchers from Ochanomizu University and other institutions created FieldSweep, a 2D tracking system on a plane th...
This LiDAR is based on nanophotonics for a more compact, cost-effective device. Nanophotonics has several beneficial technologies, like a phase-change material based beam scanning technique. (Photo via POSTECH) LiDAR technology, or Light Detecti...
Introduction I am continuing my series on insulation testers by looking at some of the options at the lower end of the price scale. On this occasion, it is the PM5203 from Peakmeter. Previous insulation testers reviewed are; Keysight Insula...
(Image Credit: Louis Reed/Unsplash) To treat her leukemia, six-year-old Emily Whitehead underwent chemotherapy for 16 months, showing no signs of improvement while exhausting alternative treatments. The University of Pennsylvania ended up enrolling E...
Tec-Innovation’s intelligent shoes have sensors to let the wearer know if there are obstacles in their path. (Image Credit: Lunghammer/TU Graz) Tec-Innovation, an Austrian startup, developed an intelligent shoe called InnoMake, suitable for blind and...
Schematic diagram showing where the MTA device is implemented in a rat. (Image Credit: Zifang Zhao and Claudia Cea/Columbia Engineering) Responsive neurostimulation is becoming effective at studying neural circuit function and treating epilepsy ...
This project shows you how to decode Manchester codes using the Logic Analyzer instrument Digilent Digital Discovery. Digilent Digital DiscoveryDigilent Digital Discovery™︎ is a combined logic analyzer, protocol analyzer, and pattern generator in...
The International team used the Muon g-2 ring at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory to measure muon’s wobble as they move through an intense magnetic field. It operates at -450°F. (Image Credit: Fermilab) Mark Hamill tweeted that scientis...
Researchers use new technology to communicate with plants electronically. Scientists were able to open a Venus flytrap's leaves using electrical signals. (Photo from NTU) Thanks to Singapore's Nanyang Technological University's new d...
Introduction
What does it do?
How does the RF Switching internally work?
Circuit Walkthrough: RF Switching
Switch Selection
Controlling the RF Switches
Regulated Supply (3.3V)
Power On/Off Circuitry
Printed Circuit Board
Building I...
POINTER is a new tracking system to help locate firefighters inside smoky buildings. The system is made up of a receiver, base station, and transmitter. (Photo from NASA/JPL) Firefighters put their lives on the line every day. The fire itself is...
In this video, I used the bode plot to analyze the low pass active filter's behavior in practice. There are not many devices that can calculate and demonstrate the bode plot. I used Siglent SDS2102X Plus oscilloscope to plot the bode curve. The c...
Elon Musk's monkey, Pager, used a joystick connected to a machine to move the cursor on a color square. Afterward, he was able to control the video game with his brain. (Image Credit: Neuralink) Elon Musk's monkey played a video game using its brain!...
The NSCU team developed a new mussel-monitoring system to determine if there are toxins in the water. (Image Credit: NSCU) This seems like an April Fools joke, but it isn't. Or is it? It's not…. Or is it? No. Or is it? J/K...
The team used a rotating magnetic field to move the microbots through the bloodstream. (Image Credit: Zhang et al., Sci Robot. 6, eaaz9519 (2021)) Researchers at the Harbin Institute of Technology in China have developed microbots, called neutro...
Noise pollution directly affects the quality of life and health. With Digilent Pmod MIC3 and Digital Discovery, you can create a cloud-based noise pollution monitor to assess the noise impact. The Pmod MIC3 is a MEMS Microphone powered by ...
The image shows a participant sleeping on the left with eye and brain signals on the right. (Image Credit: Northwestern University/K.Konkoly) Researchers at Northwestern University have achieved a breakthrough: communicating with people who are ...
Not sure if this is the new Scopemonth / Keysight Wave or something slightly different, but everyone like the chance to win some shiny new test equipment. There's normally lots of informative stuff too. Keysight University Live starts on 15th March.&...
Introduction
Concept
Probe Construction
Connecting It Up
Testing with a Bare PCB and a Signal Generator
Testing with a BeagleBone Black Wireless
Summary
IntroductionThis blog post is a spin-off from Building Solderable In-Circuit ...
Introduction
Why not just use Coax Cable
How Do Probes Work?
‘Normal’ Passive Probes
Resistive Probes
Building It
Using It
Comparison with Other Probing Methods
Summary
IntroductionThe probes attached to oscilloscopes are fund...
This blog post walks through one method for prototyping electrical circuits. It revolves around using prototyping boards, copper tape, and thin insulating tapes and wires.Here's an example:The example above was built on copper-clad board, but o...
I purchased a silicon solder mat today, when I was in the electronics shop to pick up my order. I use an antistatic mat as a generic work area, and prefer to keep that tidy. That mat can take an accidental touch of a hot iron, but it's...
My curiosity got the better of me and I decided to take apart the Thurlby DSA524. This device is basically a Digital Storage Oscilloscope, without the oscilloscope part, that outputs an analog signal that let you use an old analog oscilloscope as a d...
The U.S. Army wants to implement new waveform technologies in its tools to reduce adversaries’ chances of interfering with communications. (Image Credit: Staff Sgt. Armando R. Limon/Army) The U.S. Army is continuously developing capabilities for...
