In this article we’ll discuss the design for a custom microcontroller programming/debug/extension PCB and we’ll look at an example project.

A shortage of skilled workers threatens to undermine cybersecurity in an increasingly connected society.

Here is how two key facets of the IoT world come together to create a holistic solution.

This article attempts to give a deeper insight into the interpretation of DFT (direct Fourier transform) output.

Joe Broms just designed, prototyped, and crowdfunded a hardware product designed to teach kids about digital logic. Here's what he learned about the importance of usability during the design process.

In this teardown, we examine the Lepy LP-168 Hi-Fi Stereo USB Audio Amplifier with Bluetooth, by NKTECH.

In the 1980s, Compaq was the first company to produce a portable IBM-compatible machine legally, but they flirted with breaking patent law in the process.

In this article, we’ll discuss a few elementary signal operations by considering one of the signals to be constant-valued.

Here is a look into both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2’s mission objectives, the experiments onboard, and the data it collected that has complimented and expanded our knowledge of our solar system.

Employees and experts question the overall safety of RFID chips in human workers.

Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS)—plus a new method of integrating arsenic trisulfide onto silicon-based chips—might be the key to a new generation of ultra-high-performance optical circuits.

Learn the difference between slow decay mode and fast decay mode, why these names are used, and how they influence motor deceleration.

A new process dubbed DOLFIN enables inexpensive and scalable nanofabrication and patterning of a broad range of materials.

In this teardown, we tear open ThermoPro's TP07 wireless digital meat thermometer.

Get an update on Toshiba's advances in 3D flash memory, just in time for Flash Memory Summit.

Quinn Connell of the MVP|Drive tackling dummy spoke with us about iterative prototyping, crowdfunding, and the power of having a cause.

In this how-to article, we explore the use of I2C EERAM to save critical program variables when power fails and restore them when power returns to easily preserve program continuity.

The Voyager missions encountered various celestial objects and they took a variety of measurements and observations, revealing unprecedented details of our solar system.

A research team from the University of Hamburg has invented a way to produce a Coulomb transistor (single electron transistor). The transistor is inexpensive and has varying applications.

Learn about the push to design devices that can reduce CO2 emissions through a high-tech version of photosynthesis

Use Adafruit's Circuit Playground to make your own fruity (drum) loops!

This project introduces ATmega328P fuse bits and shows how to set them to use an external 16 MHz crystal oscillator.

With a variety of different single board computers, it can be difficult to choose which computer is right for your project. This article will look at the basics of three single board computers available.

In this teardown, we investigate the PCBs, LCD, motors, and ribbon cables found inside the wireless all-in-one Epson XP-330 Printer.

Two new PMICs boost integration with single inductor multiple output (SIMO) regulator to maintain a very long battery life.