| Controlling a computer using the power of thought alone is less far-fetched than you might believe. The easy part is to measure precisely th...
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| There is often no feedback from receivers to indicate whether the command sent by the transmitter had been correctly received. In this artic...
| Small solar systems have a lot to offer where mains power is unavailable. Installing standalone systems is by no means difficult, using eith...
| Dye-sensitized solar cells may well be on the verge of a great future – they might even fully supplant expensive silicon solar cells. It’s t...
| Of all nature’s physical quantities it is time that we know how to measure best. The most advanced atomic clocks are breathtakingly accurate...
| In the last few months we’ve received four dozen entries from seven countries, putting the international jury in quite a sweat. The quality...
| The use of lead-containing solders will be severely restricted from the beginning of July 2006. This has far-reaching consequences, especial...
| The ubiquitous microcontroller appears not only in some of our projects but also in millions of household appliances sold throughout the wor...
| Piezoelectric actuators and motors are finding more and more applications. These drives feature excellent dynamics, accuracy down to nanomet...
| The EU has taken two significant steps in the fight against toxic electronic waste. In this article we look at what ‘RoHS’ and ‘WEEE’ mean f...