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New technologies could make building management, HVAC systems even...

Buildings have an insatiable appetite for energy. Public and commercial buildings in particular use a lot of energy. Because we spend large parts of our waking lives in...
The future of 5G depends on software-defined radio

As it has in so many other applications before it, software-defined radio (SDR) is playing a major role in the development of 5G. In fact, without SDR the promises of 5G...
Zero-Trust IoT

INCREASINGLY CONSIDERED a sound strategy for network security in general, zero trust (ZT) is arguably even more critical when it comes to Internet of Things...
How touch sensing is gaining traction in automotive design

Engineers have been flirting with cap touch (CT) and its potential for automotive applications for a while now. Most drivers are familiar with how over the last few...
IoT Classroom Technology

K-12 STUDENTS working from home like their parents or attending school part of the week in a hybrid model will return to classrooms full-time before long, as will...
EP28: How to 10x the Value of Your Business

In this episode, Mark Smith and his CleanConnect.ai co-founder, David Conley, share their story about building a new AI-software started that serves the oil...

Radio Frequency power detector "sniffer"

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How-To

Marco Zonca

A wide range RF detector 50-3000Mhz with battery charger, ATtiny micro controller and SMD. This can be used as a linear instrument monitor or as a threshold/comparator alarm.

What Is Machine Vision?

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Paul Davenport

Industry 4.0—also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution—represents the widespread adoption of smart technologies in the manufacturing space with th

ICYMI Through November 21, 2022

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James E Gaskin

Welcome to the holiday season of 2022! Thanksgiving, for those who celebrate, kicks things off this week, as younger generations travel to visit the families and hometowns they escaped from not long ago.

Kid friendly 2 button emergency cell phone

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How-To

James Wolf

I wanted a distraction-free way to give my 7 year old a way of quickly contacting me in an emergency, so I built a 2 button cell phone.

Seven strategies for designing wearable devices on an ultra-low power budget

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Philip Ling

The capabilities of wearable healthcare devices continue to expand thanks to developments in semiconductor technologies

ICYMI Through November 14, 2022

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James E. Gaskin

The Fall Dance underway played the first three songs in the order we expect: Halloween, change your clocks, and this week, first big snow. Expect white stuff from the Dakotas to Maine.