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MacTempTosh Version 2 With ADT7420 Sensor

“Hello and welcome back. So this is MacTempTosh version 2, a mini Macintosh 128K Look-like Temperature Meter that displays the current room temperature using the ADT7420-based Seeed Grove Module. Its previous version featured a similar setup but the temperature …

Making quantum computers more accurate

“PhD student Alex Greene studies superconducting quantum computing systems while rounding out their busy schedule with water sanitation projects. In Building 13 on MIT’s campus, there sits a half-a-million-dollar piece of equipment that looks like a long stretched-out chandelier …

Microsoft open sources its ‘farm of the future’ toolkit

“The gently rolling hills here in eastern Washington have long grown rich harvests of wheat, barley and lentils. Fifth-generation farmer Andrew Nelson is adding a new bumper crop to that bounty: Data. He gathers it from sensors in the soil …

New measurements quantifying qudits provide glimpse of quantum future

“Using existing experimental and computational resources, a multi-institutional team has developed an effective method for measuring high-dimensional qudits encoded in quantum frequency combs, which are a type of photon source, on a single optical chip. Although the word “qudit” might …

New system designs nanomaterials that conduct heat in specific ways

“The technique could be used to fabricate computer chips that won’t get too hot while operating, or materials that can convert waste heat to energy. Computer chips are packed with billions of microscopic transistors that enable powerful computation, but …

Optical foundations illuminated by quantum light

“Despite being considered well established, the physics of optical waves have some fundamental aspects, which are still under debate. One of these effects, the anomalous behaviour of focused light fields, has now been investigated in a new light, a quantum …

Physicists use ‘electron correlations’ to control topological materials

“Strong electron interactions allow topological state to be switched on and off For the first time, U.S. and European physicists have found a way to switch the topological state of a quantum material on and off. Because they are …

Power Time Logger for Arduino UNO

“Records each time a USB port is powered on/off and logs the data for up to 24 hours. Power Time Logger records each time a USB port is powered on/off. Total recording time is 24 hours. Press the …

Radio Frequency power detector “sniffer”)

“A wide range RF detector 50-3000Mhz with battery charger, ATtiny micro controller and SMD. The RF detector can be used as linear instrument monitor or as threshold/comparator alarm, it depends from DipSwitch1-1 setting: On=instrument, Off=comparator. The threshold …

Research Aims to Help Semiconductor Industry Make Computing Less of an Energy Hog

“The amount of energy used for computing is climbing at an exponential rate. Business intelligence and consulting firm ENERDATA reports that information, communication and technology accounts for 5% to 9% of total electricity consumption worldwide. If growth continues unabated, computing …