The I2C Detective identifies the I2C devices connected to your microcontroller from a database of the most popular I2C sensors and other devices. It lists each device on the I2C bus, and can distinguish between multiple candidates at a particular...

Udecided with Matt Ferrell shares this video explaining different batteries and an older technology: the flywheel. Very interesting lesson!The Mechanical Battery Explained – A Flywheel Comeback? … When it comes to energy storage, our first thought usually is lithium ion...

Last summer, Matt at DIY Perks created an “invisible computer” by housing a PC inside of a hollow work table. The build went well, but as you can imagine, cooling it (quietly) was a challenge.In this video, he revisits the...

Art historians like to look at paintings and talk about their influences. No great painting ever painted could have been painted without all the paintings that influenced the painter. Art is also the history of art. The same is true...

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has posted their 2020 Year in Review blog post:The beginning of 2020 was paving a new way for the PSF to support its community. The PSF Board Directors strategically planned to devote funding to Python’s...

Go to Tapedeck.org and prepare to be swept away by nostalgia:Tapedeck.org is a project of neckcns.com, built to showcase the amazing beauty and (sometimes) weirdness found in the designs of the common audio tape cassette. Read more

The Great Search is a new series of videos focused on searching the Digi-Key catalog to narrow down to the parts you want to buy. This week (video):While checking out an Echo Dot teardown, we spotted a quad microphone ADC...

via nielspost on instructablesMy name is Niels Post. I am a Computer Science student from the Netherlands. This robot is part of my internship at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The robot is meant for use as a simple moving platform...

Developers working on Core Python, the project behind programming language Python, have released the first version of the language that supports macOS Big Sur natively on Apple silicon.Python maintainers have released 3.9.1 Python, which is the first version to support...

Trevor Paglen delves deeper into this idea of space as “a place of possibility” in Unseen Stars, an exhibition postponed, briefly opened at OGR in Turin, now closed and I’m hoping that it will be extended until cultural spaces are...

Check out this incredible resource from the Smithsonian Institution.Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access, where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images—right now, without asking. With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to more than...

Curious Kids is a fantastic series for kids of all ages and is one of our favorite places to visit when we’re looking for a bit of a reset. From The Conversation:How does the Sun make such pretty colours at...

Sure puts 99 bottles of beer on the wall to shame! Fun story from Gastro Obscura.For most people, archaeology conjures images of timeworn tombs and temples. But archaeologists have long relied on garbage, whether sherds of pottery or empty beer...

2021 is still uncertain in many ways. One thing we can be sure of, however, is that there will be books! Vulture looks ahead and maps out a year of notable book releases. Lots to be excited about here! Click...

via MITMIT biologists have now found a possible answer to this longstanding question. In a study appearing in Molecular Cell, they showed that this metabolic pathway, known as fermentation, helps cells to regenerate large quantities of a molecule called NAD+,...

In this video, master metalworker, Ron Covell, shares what he has learned over the years about the proper use of aviation snips. These metal-cutting shears come in three configurations: right, left, and straight snips. How these different tools are supposed...

A fresh new way to use your Wii controller!Dig out that old Wii controller and use it as a sleek controller for your next robot if you like. The Adafruit Adafruit Wii Nunchuck Breakout Adapter fits snugly into the Wii...

The POLY555 is the newest DIY analog synth from Oskitone, creator of the OKAY synth.Liz Clark – @BlitzCityDIY https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbAUKL7V6OOGumQEeDMYQvQThe POLY555 Kit: https://www.oskitone.com/product/poly555-synth-diy-kitPOLY555 Blog post https://blog.tommy.sh/posts/poly555-synth/POLY555 assembly guide https://oskitone.github.io/poly555/

It’s no secret to anyone at this point that the December release of the hotly anticipated, wildly over-hyped open world videogame, Cyberpunk 2077, was a spectacular train wreck, a flatline (or near-so) in Cyberspace, if you will. This article on...

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. day, it’s a paid holiday at Adafruit and years ago we were inspired by the “day of service” and added paid time off for charity for our team. We’ve tried to encourage other manufacturers...

Musicians are getting into the crypto currency game with PTM coin. It sounds like it will operate as a sort of fan based rewards program. Via Stereogum:Portugal. The Man’s Zach Carothers explains that PTM Coin will grant fans access to...

New Guide Alert: John Park’s Guitar Hero MIDI Controller You can turn an old Guitar Hero accessory into a USB MIDI controller for your synthesizer! Wii accessories use I2C to send all of their data, so we’ll couple the Guitar...

10 Activists Continuing MLK’s Work Today @ Ben & Jerry’s – As we learn more about the realities of racial justice in America, we are consistently brought back to the incredible life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....

BAM | The 35th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Presented by BAM and the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, in association with BRIC. We come together to honor iconic civil right...

The Up Series is a cultural treasure, so rich and so real. I started watching the series back in 2009, well into its run. I can only imagine what it was like to be a part of such an ambitious...