https://blog.hackster.io/build-your-own-touchscreen-ic-tester-for-just-25-7f10fab3815b IC testers help you identify an unknown IC by testing its input and output against a database of known components. You can follow Akshay Baweja’s tutorial to build your own. The total build cost should be around $25, and you’ll need a Arduino Mega 2560, a touchscreen display with an SD card slot, an →
http://www.iflscience.com/physics/physicist-have-created-a-new-form-of-light-that-can-interact-like-atoms/ American researchers have been able to create a three-photon bound state that represents a completely new form of light. As reported in Science, the researchers have been looking at complex interactions between photons for years. They obtained a two-photon state in 2013. →
https://medium.com/google-developers/computing-at-the-edge-of-iot-140a888007b We’ve seen that demand for low latency, offline access, and enhanced machine learning capabilities is fueling a move towards decentralization with more powerful computing devices at the edge. Nevertheless, many distributed applications benefit more from a centralized architecture and the lowest cost hardware powered by MCUs. Let’s examine how hardware choice and use case →
https://www.edn.com/design/test-and-measurement/4460312/High-speed-digital–112-is-the-new-56 EDN magazine reports that at DesignCon 2018, 112 Gbps was all over the conference and exhibit hall. Even just a year ago, engineers were still talking more about 56 Gbps speeds than 112. This year, all agree that 56 Gbps speeds have been achieved. It’s time to move on. OIF-CEI 4.0, which included clauses →
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/github-here-are-the-biggest-open-source-project-trends-well-see-in-2018/ Cross-platform development, new skills, and deep learning communities are seeing the most growth on GitHub. Developers are also heading to the site to look at deep learning projects as artificial intelligence continues to grow. →
http://nibblestew.blogspot.fi/2018/02/looking-inside-linux-powered-slot.html?m=1 In Finland the slot machines (around 20 000) are operated by Veikkaus, which is the state run corporation operating all gambling services in Finland. This article takes look on the inside of a slot machine that runs on Linux. →
http://www.urbo.com/content/the-worlds-funniest-joke-according-to-science?rtg=wordp-B9fDg9¶m4=urbo-fni-fbss-2111-eint-mo-ocpm-android-c75¶m5=10155071634281186¶m6=23842777456760319 While comedy is all about making you laugh, the science behind it is serious business. Even for what data shows is the world’s funniest joke. →
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MPEG-2-Last-Patents-Expire Just the last of the MPEG-2 patents have now expired few days ago. From the MPEG LA: Please note that the last US patent expired February 13, 2018, and patents remain active in Philippines and Malaysia after that date. This does not mean that the usefulness of the MPEG-2 has ended for technology users. →
https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/12/what-to-expect-from-mobile-world-congress-2018/ The world’s largest phone show is set for Barcelona later this month. Few things are certain yet. It seems pretty clear that 5G will once again be taking center stage. Samsung announced its plans to launch its flagship at the event. →
LED Energie brand LED bulb with following data stopped to work properly: 230V 50Hz 7W E27 450lm 3000K 60mA 20D 3684 Mod.5161 So lets make a tear-down Inside There seems to be 20 small LEDs in series inside bulb and one of them burned black. As such this LED string is expected to need around →