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Artificial photosynthesis lets us grow plants in total darkness

“It opens the door to farming in previously infertile locations — such as space. Future farms might grow crops in total darkness, thanks to “artificial photosynthesis” that eliminates plants’ need for sunlight. Not only could this allow us to grow more …

Astronomers detect a radio “heartbeat” billions of light-years from Earth

“The clear and periodic pattern of fast radio bursts may originate from a distant neutron star. Astronomers at MIT and universities across Canada and the United States have detected a strange and persistent radio signal from a far-off galaxy that …

Atomically-Smooth Gold Crystals Help to Compress Light for Nanophotonic Applications​

“Highly compressed mid-infrared optical waves in a thin dielectric crystal on monocrystalline gold substrate investigated for the first time using a high-resolution scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscope. KAIST researchers and their collaborators at home and abroad have successfully demonstrated a …

Build a Variable Lab Bench Power Supply

“Working on electronic projects at the workbench, whether prototyping with a circuit, powering a small desktop device, or simply testing a component, all require a specified source of power. Using power adapters and other DC sources such as batteries won …

Build your own IoT platform using node.js and ESP8266

“If you are a hardware enthusiast then you might have blinked an LED through WiFi. maybe on your local network or over the internet using third-party services like Blynk or ThingSpeak. But It either works only on your local network …

CERN tech in space: the first CERN-driven satellite has been successfully launched

“With the launch of the CELESTA satellite for radiation monitoring in space, CERN shows its expertise in the field of radiation effects on electronics CELESTA, the first CERN-driven satellite, successfully entered orbit during the maiden flight of Europe’s …

China begins construction on world’s most far-reaching radar system, to boost defense against near-Earth asteroid impact

“In a move to play increasingly role in global efforts to safeguard Planet Earth, China has recently begun constructing a new high-definition deep-space active observation facility in the country’s Southwest Chongqing municipality, with goals including boosting its defense capability …

Digital Measuring Wheel

“In this Instructable I’ll show you how to make my digital measuring wheel (DMW). The DMW is like a traditional measuring tape, but instead using a tape, it uses a wheel that records the distance traveled as it rotates …

Display VFD48-1202FN analog style

“How to control the VFD48 display with Arduino My son gave me this vfd48 display and I did not know what to do with it. I searched on the internet for solutions, but there was none with arduino. So a …

DIY a Raspberry Game - 2048

“The game’s objective is to slide numbered tiles on a grid to combine them to create a tile with the number 2048. About: Hello, the author of the project is an Application Engineer of Seeed Studio. It’s great …