Student-led missions deploy free-flying light sails from CubeSats in low Earth orbit

Students in Cornell's Space Systems Design Studio (SSDS) have released mission results for two unique light-sail experiments.

The MDmini-version arcade cabinet I made to display alongside the "parent" Mega Drive

After completing the Mega Drive version of the arcade cabinet, I decided to make another one, a "child" unit to go with it. The subject this time is the Mega Drive Mini.The basic frame is repurposed ...
XDA Developers

I switched from Arduino IDE to ESPHome for my custom ESP32 smart home devices, and my projects got a lot easier

Ever since the prices of Raspberry Pi single-board computers hit deranged levels, I’ve found myself gravitating towards the ...

[Arduino Super Introduction #13] Lighting an External LED | Let's Build Our First Circuit on a Breadboard

Last time, we learned about the anode and cathode of an LED, how to distinguish their orientation, and the role of a resistor in limiting current.This time, we will combine an Arduino, a breadboard, ...
XDA Developers

My first ESP32 sensor solved a real problem, and now I'm building new projects every week

One of the best aspects of ESP32 boards (and by extension, sensors) is their dirt-cheap pricing, and that’s pretty much why I ...
Wired

I Trained a Fly’s Brain to Generate WIRED Story Ideas

Meet PitchFly, WIRED’s latest editorial recruit. He has 165,112 neurons, and they’re all trained to generate story ideas. A sampling of his early output: “The Hidden Weather Problem Inside ...

10 Weekend IoT Projects to Build with ESP8266 and ESP32

Build your own ESP32 and ESP8266 projects this weekend. We detail 10 practical IoT builds, including a Wi-Fi weather station using a DHT22.