Call us easily amused, but we think it’s pretty amazing what can be done with a microcontroller, some RGB LEDs, and a little bit of plastic. Case in point is [andrei.erdei]’s beautiful and quite ...
[Peter] has finished up his fiber optic microscope light source. When we last visited [Peter] he created a dimmer circuit for a 10 watt LED. That LED driver has now found its final home in [Peter’s] ...
If you’ve ever seen those cheap LED fiber optic wands at the dollar store, you’ve probably just thought of them as a simple novelty. However, as [Ancient] shows us, you can turn them into a ...
Once it’s up to snuff, the sheet is immersed in a nickel bath, and galvanized. From there, it can serve as the master for mass replication. The researchers claim that the machine can produce fiber ...
The circuit in Figure 1 allows you to verify fiber-optic strands, especially in cases in which a link goes through several patch panels. It uses two high-intensity LEDs that you can see at the far end ...
[Garrett] over at MaceTech was approached by a friend who needed a light-up mohawk installed on a Viking helmet, and he needed it ASAP. Now, [Garrett] does tons of work with LEDs but it’s not every ...
Dolan-Jenner Industries announced availability of its Fiber-Lite® model LMI-6000 LED Fiber Optic Illuminator, designed to support a variety of microscopy, medical research and general in-laboratory ...
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ARPA-E says better sensors and controls could allow automakers to cut battery size by 20 to 50 percent. Cell sensor: Small fiber-optic sensors like the one shown here, developed at PARC, could help ...