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| Programming a traffic light controller on a microcontroller is not too complicated, and an easy job for Arduino. But, wait a minute… it can...

| During a visit from some friends recently I was trying to think of some interesting activity for the older children in the party who seemed...

| Many people who "do" electronics as a pastime or as a career feel the urge to convey their knowledge and experience to the younger generatio...

| Sometimes you just want to make something simple, just for the fun of it or to get high on the delicious fumes of hot 60/40 solder and flux....

| Practical – useful – indispensible. Many of the problems encountered with 3D printers, particularly those used in a nonprofessional setup, c...

| Machines that you would once only have found in industrial settings are becoming neater, more compact. Small enough in fact, to fit on a des...

| No man needs a holiday so much as a person who has just had one [sigh]. You now get back to work [sigh], but your kids aren’t back to school...

| When products evolve over time they tend to adopt technologies as they emerge. Not this project however, as it seems to embrace only disappe...

| The project that we highlight this week concerns a subject that we encounter every once in a while: an electronic wind instrument. Based on...

| Loved and hated at the same time, breadboards remain a great source of inspiration. They are loved because of their versatility and ease of...