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Joule Thief LED Tea Light Adapter

“Adapt your LED tea lights to run on “dead” batteries with this pretty holder! Earlier this year, I created a circuit board for the classic “Joule Thief” circuit, which allows you to run small projects off of nearly-dead batteries (including …

Key Element for a Scalable Quantum Computer

“Physicists from Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University demonstrate electron transport on a quantum chip Millions of quantum bits are required for quantum computers to prove useful in practical applications. The scalability is one of the greatest challenges in the …

KITT: a Line Following Robot

“The purpose of this project is to develop an autonomous-line following vehicle for robotics/transport purposes. The vehicle may be used as a general robotics platform onto which other electronics may be added or explored. KITT uses 5 IR sensors …

LANL is brewing beer at the speed of sound

“As beer lovers sip their favorite IPAs on a weekend or after a long day’s work, they might be unaware — and who can blame them? — of the complexity of the brewing process and all the things that can go …

Machine learning generates 3D model from 2D pictures

“Neural field network doesn’t need to be trained on other samples. Researchers from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a machine learning algorithm that can create a continuous 3D model of cells …

Microchip Unveils Industry’s First Terabit-Scale Secure Ethernet PHY Family with Port Aggregation for Enterprise and Cloud Interconnect

“META-DX2+ enables OEMs to double router and switch system capacities with 112G PAM4 connectivity for 800G ports, adds encryption and Class C/D precision timing CHANDLER, Ariz., Sept. 19, 2022 — The demand for increased bandwidth and security in network …

NASA’s Asteroid-Striking DART Mission Team Has JPL Members

“It’s a bold and complex undertaking to try impacting an asteroid. JPL is there to assist with navigators, communications, and more. On Monday, Sept. 26, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission has the challenging goal of crashing …

NASA’s Juno Will Perform Close Flyby of Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa

“As the spacecraft makes a close approach of the moon, it is expected to provide valuable science – and remarkable imagery – for NASA’s upcoming Europa Clipper mission. On Thursday, Sept. 29, at 2:36 a.m. PDT (5:36 a …

New 3D printing process offers novel energy storage design options

“A team from UNSW Sydney has developed a way to 3D print strong, high-conducting solid polymer electrolytes into custom shapes. UNSW engineers have developed a process to print solid-state polymer electrolytes into any shape desired for use in energy storage …

New technology for aviation materials to allow adjusting their properties

“Russian scientists have proposed a technology for a lightweight and durable composite material creation. It is based on a polymer matrix and carbon fibers. Such material can be used in aircraft construction to create elements of a power set and …