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Researchers demonstrate noise-free communication with structured light

“The patterns of light hold tremendous promise for a large encoding alphabet in optical communications, but progress is hindered by their susceptibility to distortion, such as in atmospheric turbulence or in bent optical fibre. Now researchers at the University of …

Smart Dust Bin with RiotOS and ESP-32 v3

“Dustbin with automatic lid opening system and real time web dashboard to visualize and analyze data about its usage. Introduction The Smart Dust Bin project is an innovative IoT solution that combines the power of the ESP32 microcontroller, RIOT OS …

TCS3472 RGB Light Color Sensor With Arduino

“Use the TCS3472 light color sensor with your Arduino for color recognition projects The TCS3472 is a color/light recognition IC that can be paired with an Arduino to recognize colors and also provide a measurement of light intensity. This …

The MagPi 130

“Inside The MagPi magazine issue #130 - Raspberry Pi micro brewery. Brew beer better with the power of Raspberry Pi and a Tilt hydrometer - Master Linux and the Command Line Interface. Take control of your computer by learning the text-based commands …

Tiny device mimics human vision and memory abilities

“Researchers have created a small device that ‘sees’ and creates memories in a similar way to humans, in a promising step towards one day having applications that can make rapid, complex decisions such as in self-driving cars. The neuromorphic invention …

Toshiba Launches Motor Driver ICs with Small Package and Reduced External Parts that Save Space on Circuit Boards

“Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has launched motor driver ICs for consumer and industrial equipment that need fewer external parts and that are housed in a small, highly versatile, space saving package. The launch expands Toshiba lineup with four …

Ultrafast and tunable Terahertz-to-visible light conversion for future telecommunications

“A study carried out by a research team from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), University of Exeter Centre for Graphene Science, and TU Eindhoven demonstrates that graphene-based materials can be used to efficiently …

Ultrashort light pulses shaped like a spring toy bring a new twist in photonics

“We’ve all played at least once with a spring toy, but did you know that light can be shaped like a spring too? An international team of researchers, led by Marco Piccardo, a former researcher at the Italian Institute …

When all details matter - Heat Transport in Energy Materials

“Researchers at the NOMAD Laboratory at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society have shed light of the microscopic mechanisms that determine thermal conduction in heat insulators. Through their computational research they have demonstrated that even short lived …

ZX81 Mechanical Keyboard

“A mechanical keyboard that’s compatible with the Sinclair ZX81, as well as the ZX81+38 modern recreation of that machine. This repository contains all the design files as well as various exported versions and images. Please carefully review any …