Solid-state battery – a hybrid of battery and capacitor
With CeraCharge, TDK has developed the world's first solid-state battery in SMD technology. In contrast to most common battery technologies, CeraCharge works without any liquid electrolytes. by Christoph Hammerschmidt @ eenewseurope.com: Similar to ceramic capacitors, the CeraCharge is...
Continue ReadingNeutrino 3.0: The 32-bit Arduino Zero compatible!
The Neutrino 3.0 is an inexpensive, open source, miniaturized version of the Arduino Zero! Featuring a 32-bit ARM processor running at 48MHz, and boasting 32K of ram, the Neutrino is far more capable than your typical Arduino. And because it has the same processor and pinout, all...
Continue ReadingWand-Pi-8M: New Open Source SBC
The Wand-Pi-8M is an open source hardware project with community support and a full range of Linux-based distros, starting with Yocto, Ubuntu, and Android Oreo. The board schematics and software source will be available for free download. This Raspberry Pi like SBC comes in three...
Continue ReadingPhysicists design $100 handheld muon detector
by Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office: Now physicists working in MIT's Laboratory for Nuclear Science have designed a pocket-sized cosmic ray muon detector to track these ghostly particles. The detector can be made with common electrical parts, and when turned on, it lights up and counts...
Continue ReadingUDOO X86 Microboard Breakdown
The UDOO X86 board is a single board computer based on Intel quad core 64-bit chipset that runs Windows 10 and any flavor of Linux. The board also has a separate chipset with a full implementation of Arduino. But what make it special is the 64-bit operating system, the USB 3.0 support,...
Continue ReadingContinuity Tester using ATtiny85
This article describes a simple continuity tester based on an ATtiny85. The tester features a buzzer that sounds to help you determinate the trace continuity. It is designed for checking circuit wiring, or tracing out the tracks on a PCB. According to it's author David Johnson-Davies it...
Continue ReadingPi/104 – Pi Compute carrier board
Pi/104 is a Pi Compute carrier board in PC/104 format with industrial durability. The Pi Compute Module is a powerful tool for custom electronics projects. But if your project requires industrial grade specifications, you’re currently out-of-luck. This is where Pi/104 comes in - with...
Continue ReadingHi-Fi Stereo Headphone Amplifier using LME49600
This project is the ideal solution for high output, high performance high fidelity stereo head phone amplifier. The project consists of Op-Amp LME498720 and LME49600 as output driver. The LME49600 is able to drive 32Ω headphones to a dissipation of greater than 500mW at 0.00003% THD+N...
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