Tiny Robots Helped by the Principles of Origami

From blog.adafruit.com 6 hours ago in PlatformsStores

Tiny robots’ capabilities can be greatly expanded by applying the dynamics of the Japanese art of origami. Here’s more from researchers at University of Michigan via SlashGear:Evgueni Filipov, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Michigan...

Paper and Pencil Combination Could Help Monitor Health Conditions #WearableWednesday

From blog.adafruit.com 8 hours ago in PlatformsStores

It turns out that pencils containing more than 90% graphite are great conductors. At the University fo Missouri researchers have found that pencisl with 93% graphite could create on-skin bio-electronic devices. Here’s more from SlashGear:Biocompatible spray-on adhesive to be applied...

Sara Sallam’s Orwell Jewelery Thwarts Invasive Tracking Technology #WearableWednesday

From blog.adafruit.com 10 hours ago in PlatformsStores

Sara Sallam is looking to combine fashion and surveillance protection with this line of jewelry.Via DeZeen:Each of the wearables work to protect the user’s identity from facial recognition, heartbeat detection or gait-tracking technology while still being visually appealing.Sallam developed her...

UPDATED GUIDE: Adafruit OV7670 Camera Library For SAMD51

From blog.adafruit.com 11 hours ago in PlatformsStores

It’s only been a week but there’s already an update for our OV7670 camera library and guide for SAMD51 microcontrollers!The library update adds a number of realtime image effects — horizontal and vertical flips, posterizing and edge detection, among others....

A Hybrid Helical Antenna for the Es’hail-2 Geosynchronous Repeater

From hackaday.com 12 hours ago in Blogs

Amateur radio operators like to say that working a contact in space can be done with a simple handheld transceiver and a homemade antenna. And while that’s true, it’s true only for low Earth orbit satellites such as the ISS....

Bringing an iPod to the Modern NAND Era

From hackaday.com 15 hours ago in Blogs

Flash storage was a pretty big deal back in the mid ’00s, although the storage sizes that were available at the time seem laughable by today’s standards. For example, having an iPod that didn’t have a spinning, unreliable hard drive...

One-Third of New York’s Small Businesses May Be Gone Forever

From blog.adafruit.com 16 hours ago in PlatformsStores

One-Third of New York’s Small Businesses May Be Gone Forever – The New York Times– When the pandemic eventually subsides, roughly one-third of the city’s 240,000 small businesses may never reopen, according to a report by the Partnership for New York City,...

What is the best center punch?

From blog.adafruit.com 17 hours ago in PlatformsStores

A center punch is a hand tool used to produce a dimple that marks the center of a point, usually to mark the center of a hole when drilling, via Cool ToolsHey, I’m Donald Bell and in this Cool Tools...

The Consumer Electronics Show is Going All Digital in 2021

From www.allaboutcircuits.com 17 hours ago in BlogsNews

The Las Vegas Convention Center has hosted the event’s 178,000 attendees for the past five years. Now, in the wake of COVID-19 and the telecommuting revolution, CES is moving its proceedings to the airwaves.

Dasha Ilina: DIY, humour, yoga, martial arts and human-machine interactions #ArtTuesday@makery_

From blog.adafruit.com 17 hours ago in PlatformsStores

Paris-based, Russian-born Dasha Ilina recently got an honorary mention at Ars Electronica for her faux corporation offering therapy for those constantly bent over their phones, the ‘Center For Technological Pain’.On the Center For Technological Pain site there are some very...

John Park’s Workshop — LIVE! Thursday 8/6/20 @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit

From blog.adafruit.com 18 hours ago in PlatformsStores

It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP! — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT this Thursday! LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat!Tune in for: Project of the Week MakeCode Minute MCA Game Pick of the...

Official Arduboy Upgrade Module Nears Competition

From hackaday.com 18 hours ago in Blogs

We’ve been big fans of the Arduboy since [Kevin Bates] showed off the first prototype back in 2014. It’s a fantastic platform for making and playing simple games, but there’s certainly room for improvement. One of the most obvious usability...

The UX of LEGO Interface Panels #Lego #UX @George_Cave

From blog.adafruit.com 19 hours ago in PlatformsStores

Two studs wide and angled at 45°, the ubiquitous “2×2 decorated slope” is a LEGO minifigure interface to the world. George Cave dives in to the design of these user interfaces. Armed with 52 different bricks, what can they teach...

MenoPlay Through the Pain of Menopause

From hackaday.com 19 hours ago in Blogs

Menopause, that fireworks finale of fertility, is like a second puberty that works in reverse. At least, that’s what we hear. Along with mood swings and acne, there are new joys like hot flashes that make you want to jump...

The Women of Impressionism: Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, and Other Pioneering Figures Who Shaped the Movement #ArtNews

From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in PlatformsStores

The language surrounding Impressionism at the time was hypercritical, focusing on gender-based stereotypes that disregarded the artists’ talents. Art News is celebrating the women who pioneered this famous period of art!In 19th-century France, women were largely unable to obtain a...

Fresh Food Year Round? You Can Thank Frederick McKinley Jones

From hackaday.com 21 hours ago in Blogs

When you’re a kid, one of the surest signs of summer is hearing the happy sound of the ice cream truck crawling through the neighborhood. You don’t worry about how that magical truck is keeping the ice cream cold, only...

Celebrating Pacita Abad #ArtTuesday #Google #GoogleDoodle

From blog.adafruit.com 21 hours ago in PlatformsStores

The Google Doodle is an excellent daily learning oportunity. Last Friday the doodle featured Pacita Abad, a groundbreaking artist. The doodle’s style also pays homage to her work.Via Google:Today’s Doodle celebrates Philippine artist, feminist, and activist Pacita Abad, renowned for...

Swapping Thin-Film Transistors for Source-Gated Transistors Yields Simpler Display Circuits

From www.allaboutcircuits.com 21 hours ago in BlogsNews

By using source-gated transistors in place of TFTs, researchers have created a new circuit design that promises great improvements in large-area electronics.

Introducing the new Mbed Tools

From mbed.org 21 hours ago in PlatformsStores

Posted by Jaeden Amero </p We've been working on the next version of the Mbed Tools for some time now, and believe now is a fine time to share additional details about why we've been working on new tools, the...

Unbricking a $2,000 Exercise Bike with a Raspberry Pi Zero and Bluetooth Hacks

From hackaday.com 22 hours ago in Blogs

Really, how did we get the point in this world where an exercise bike can be bricked? Such was the pickle that [ptx2] was in when their $2,000 bike by Flywheel Home Sports was left without the essential feature of...

Maker Update #190: Keyed In #Adafruit #MakerUpdate #Making @Adafruit @Photoresistor

From blog.adafruit.com 22 hours ago in PlatformsStores

Keyed In[Maker Update #190] Adafruit EditionThis month on Maker Update (video): a beacon for lost keys, a peek inside AdaBox 15, spooky pianos, gaming with NeoPixels, more pins per pin, and a single purpose keyboard.Show NotesProject of the MonthKey Proximity...

mOLOID is a pet like no other

From blog.arduino.cc 22 hours ago in PlatformsStores

As a part of their masters program at the University of Stuttgart, Jan Ingo Haller and Lorin Samija created a robotic pet that moves in a manner that may not be immediately evident. With the internals obscured by a cloth...

Hackaday Remoticon: Our 2020 Conference is Packed with Workshops and We’re Calling for Proposals

From hackaday.com 23 hours ago in Blogs

We’re proud to announce the Hackaday Remoticon, taking place everywhere November 6th – 8th, 2020. It’s a weekend packed with workshops about hardware creation, held virtually for all to enjoy. But we can’t do it without you. We need you...

Signs Of Change Platform Advocates for Positive Change Through Design #ArtTuesday

From blog.adafruit.com 23 hours ago in PlatformsStores

Signs Of Change invites you to submit your signage in support of the BLM movement:How you interpret this brief is up to you, whether it’s educating white people about the facts, showing solidarity with BIPOC or calling out systemic racism,...

Renesas Introduces Bluetooth Low Energy Module for Ultra-Low Power IoT Applications

From www.electronics-lab.com 24 hours ago in Blogs

New RYZ012 Module Provides Multi-Standard Wireless Communication Supporting Bluetooth Low Energy 5 and IEEE802.15.4 Based Standards... The post Renesas Introduces Bluetooth Low Energy Module for Ultra-Low Power IoT Applications appeared first on Electronics-Lab.

Tiny ObsidianBoa Dev Board Features Espressif Systems’ ESP32-S2 Board

From www.electronics-lab.com 24 hours ago in Blogs

Greg Davill has posted on GitHub an Espressif Systems ESP32 based development board called the ObsidianBoa.... The post Tiny ObsidianBoa Dev Board Features Espressif Systems’ ESP32-S2 Board appeared first on Electronics-Lab.

Surprising Number of Exoplanets Could Host Life

From blog.adafruit.com 24 hours ago in PlatformsStores

How habitable is it?via UC Riverside NewsThe search for life in outer space is typically focused on what scientists call the “habitable zone,” which is the area around a star in which an orbiting planet could have liquid water oceans...

Meet the AtmegaZero: An ATmega32U4 with a Raspberry Pi Zero Form Factor

From www.electronics-lab.com 24 hours ago in Blogs

Arduino and others have produced quite a number of Arduino-compatible boards with small form factors, but... The post Meet the AtmegaZero: An ATmega32U4 with a Raspberry Pi Zero Form Factor appeared first on Electronics-Lab.

GMK NucBox–Most Powerful Palm-Sized 4K Mini PC Coming on Indiegogo Soon

From www.electronics-lab.com 1 day ago in Blogs

GMK is planning to debut its in-house palm-sized 4K mini PC named GMK NucBox on Indiegogo,... The post GMK NucBox–Most Powerful Palm-Sized 4K Mini PC Coming on Indiegogo Soon appeared first on Electronics-Lab.

DigitalFruit- Elijah Zakharov

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in PlatformsStores

DigitalFruit is an interview series from Adafruit showcasing some of our favorite digital fine artists from around the world. As we begin this new decade with its rapidly changing landscape, we must envision our path through a different lens.  Over the...