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8-12-2011 |  The competition closed on 27th March 2012. Turn a hot idea into a cool solution!

28-11-2011 | Follow Elektor design engineer Chris Vossen as he builds his own 3D printer After our brief introduction on 3D printing you might wonder,...

1-07-2011 | Many design challenges ask participants to toss together some parts, blink a few LEDs, and write a bit of code for a shot at a prize. The NX...

1-06-2011 | Ever so small differences in the lead pitch of components may cause serious problems in PCB design.

1-06-2011 | Two-colour LEDs consist of two LED chips, usually red and green, encapsulated in one 2- or 3-wire case. Inside the 2-wire case two LED chips...

1-06-2011 | Although the final application, a reliable system to hatch chicken eggs, may seem specialized, the method of getting there has potential for...

1-05-2011 | There is no doubt Nixie tubes are once again trendy. No other display technology has quite the same character. The fact that we are unlikely...

1-05-2011 | Schaeffer AG, a German manufacturer of enclosures and front panels offers a software tool called Front Panel Designer, which you can downloa...

18-04-2011 | Ever since the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) came into effect on January 1st 2005, it has been surrounded by uncertainty. Although th...

1-03-2011 | The good old PIC16F84A does not have an analogue to digital converter (ADC) on board. A good solution to this problem is offered by the TLC5...