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Line Following Bot

“This is a bot that follows black line. My goal was to make it as compact as possible and to use Infrared LED’s instead of Infrared modules. I have used BO motors, Arduino UNO, L298N driver and IR transmitter …

Look at Me Light Switch

“Look at this little character (if you are within six feet) and his red light “topper” will come on. Continue to stare for three seconds and the eyeball will spin around to face you. Continue to stare for three more …

Lunar Telescope Will Search for Ancient Radio Waves

“DOE and NASA are collaborating to land a radio telescope on the far side of the moon and probe an unexplored era of the early universe. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory are …

Makers, get ready to step up your game with the GIGA R1 WiFi

“A new board joins the Arduino family, and it’s the most powerful ever designed for makers, engineers and creators: today we’re announcing the GIGA R1 WiFi. Bridging you from great fun to amazing performance, it opens the door …

Multiplexed 7 Segment Demo

“Have you ever found 7-segment display multiplexing a little confusing? I created this project as a simple educational tool for explaining how multiplexed displays are driven and also as a super simple reference design for users who wish to integrate …

MyVFD - A 9-Digit VFD Info Station

“ESP32 controlled VFD screen. This device supports date/time, weather, random number generator, etc. Last year, I got an old Sharp EL-8109 calculator. Which uses a 9-digit Futaba 9-ST-08A VFD display. The calculator still works, but the …

Nakamichi cassette deck remote control receiver

“A remote control receiver unit for Nakamichi cassette decks, programmable with any type of IR remote, powered by a Wemos D1 mini. A programmable infrared remote control receiver unit for Nakamichi cassette decks (RM-5 replacement). It supports the basic …

NASA’s Curiosity Views First ‘Sun Rays’ on Mars

“The veteran rover captured a dazzling sunset at the start of a new cloud-imaging campaign. Martian sunsets are uniquely moody, but NASA’s Curiosity rover captured one last month that stands out. As the Sun descended over the horizon on …

New “Camera” with Shutter Speed of 1 Trillionth of a Second Sees through Dynamic Disorder of Atoms

“Speeding up a camera shutter a million million times enables researchers to understand how materials move heat around and is a major step in advancing sustainable energy applications. Researchers are coming to understand that the best performing materials in sustainable …

New Raspberry Pi Global Shutter Camera for machine vision and more

“Remember those new cameras we launched way back in the dawn of … January? We have another one for you — and this time we’re getting specialised. Today we’re launching something a little different: the Raspberry Pi Global Shutter Camera …