Nature

Japan prepares for the next wave of photonics

For at least 10 years, Koji Yasui, senior chief technologist at Tokyo-based electronics manufacturer, Mitsubishi Electric, has suspected that energy-efficient photonic lasers are the inevitable next ...
Will Cogley on MSN

3D printed Arduino animatronic eye controller build

Here is the controller I designed for my 3D printed animatronic eye mechanisms. The main advantage it has over a traditional gaming controller is the ability to fine-tune a value (such as the openness ...
CNX Software

Arduino Matter Discovery Bundle educational kit combines Arduino Nano Matter with three Modulino modules

Arduino has just announced the Arduino Matter Discovery Bundle (AKX00081), an all-in-one development kit designed to help ...
CNX Software

WiFi and Bluetooth LE can now be used simultaneously on Arduino boards with NINA-W102 (ESP32) module

Today I learned that WiFi and Bluetooth LE could NOT be used simultaneously on Arduino boards featuring the ESP32-based u-blox NINA-W102 wireless module, ...
Hackaday

Building A Heading Sensor Resistant To Magnetic Disturbances

Light aircraft often use a heading indicator as a way to know where they’re going. Retired instrumentation engineer [Don Welch] recreated a heading indicator of his own, using cheap ...
Phys.org

Ammonia leaks can be spotted in under two seconds using new alveoli-inspired droplet sensor

Researchers from Guangxi University, China have developed a new gas sensor that detects ammonia with a record speed of 1.4 seconds. The sensor's design mimics the structure of alveoli—the tiny air ...
Washington Examiner

Pentagon allowed CBP to use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace

The Pentagon permitted U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deploy an anti-drone laser system in El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday before the Federal Aviation Administration moved to close the airspace in ...
The Verge

El Paso airspace closure was reportedly triggered by the CBP’s use of an anti-drone laser

CBP officials thought they were taking down a drone, but it was actually a party balloon, according to The New York Times. CBP officials thought they were taking down a drone, but it was actually a ...
AOL

Surprise US military plans to use counter-drone laser triggered El Paso airspace closure, sources say

A Pentagon plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration about potential risks to civilian flights prompted Wednesday’s ...
The New York Times

Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser

People familiar with the episode said the use of the technology was not coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials targeted what they thought was a drug cartel drone, but turned ...
WRAL

Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Pentagon allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use an anti-drone laser earlier this week, leading the Federal Aviation Administration to suddenly close the airspace ...