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Strapping a high-speed camera to a lawnmower blade is the best idea anyone has ever had

Posted by Genevieve Klien in electronics

Dec 29
2018

People (including myself) love slow-motion videos and we also tend to love watching things being destroyed. Lawnmowers are really, really good at destroying things, but capturing its destructive power with a high-speed lens isn’t the easiest thing in the world… unless you flip it upside down and strap the camera right to the blade.

Now, I wouldn’t want to be the one to tackle such a project, but the good news is that a YouTuber by the name of Tesla500 has already done all the hard work. The over 20-minute-long video shows the building of the rig itself as well as lots and lots of random household objects meeting their end in super slow motion.

Wake-up timer saves power for I.o.T. sensors

Posted by Genevieve Klien in electronics, energy

Dec 27
2018

To save power, a cheap new timer can tell smart sensors when to wake up—no batteries required.

An Ultrafast Camera Filmed Electrons Interacting With Light Energy

Posted by Genevieve Klien in electronics, energy

Dec 23
2018

It’s a whole new look at electrons.

Tiny implantable wireless devices could help people repair nerves and lose weight

Posted by Shane Hinshaw in electronics

Dec 14
2018

Implanted electronics are typically large, require batteries, and sometimes need replacement—but new technology could change that.

Some of the devices even dissolve in the body once their work is done.

Check out this awesome time-lapse video of the Sun’s incredible shape-shifting atmosphere, taken by the SWAP camera on ESA’s #PROBA-2 satellite, from July to August 2014

Posted by Michael Lance in electronics

Dec 12
2018

See more about #SpaceWeather: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Space_Situation…WE_Segment

The First 8K TV Broadcast Has Officially Taken Place

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in electronics

Dec 7
2018

The first-ever 8K broadcast has officially occurred, but don’t expect immediate uptake.

New 2D sensors can cover any smooth surface

Posted by Genevieve Klien in electronics, materials

Dec 7
2018

But researchers have a new way to keep the materials and their associated circuitry, including electrodes, intact as they’re moved to curved or other smooth surfaces.

The results of their work appear in the journal ACS Nano.

Samsung Launching 1TB SSD for $150 on Dec. 16

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in computing, electronics

Dec 4
2018

The low price doesn’t come without some compromises. It’s not as fast or power efficient as previous Samsung SSDs, but then you’re paying a lot less for this new value drive that uses 4-bit QLC NAND.