We call our project RUFS, for Robotic Urban Farm System A vertical hydroponic garden Allowing for high density yields and shorter growth cycles Reducing resource consumption – water, fertilizer and space Labor saving – no weeds or soil to till Higher consistency of crops with great tasting results Maintained by micro-controllers (Raspberry Pi & Arduino) […]
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A new prototype of a lithium-sulphur battery – which could have five times the energy density of a typical lithium-ion battery – overcomes one of the key hurdles preventing their commercial development by mimicking the structure of the cells which allow us to absorb nutrients. Researchers have developed a prototype of a next-generation lithium-sulphur battery
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Knowing the amount of alcohol you drunk is becoming easier using the iBreathe Breathalyzer project by Dave Clarke. You just have to blow in the alcohol sensor, then it pings the result to a smartphone app and to the cloud to document it as a table so you can see alcohol intake through time. This
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I would feel so much safer on my next flight from Phoenix to Silicon Valley if I knew that there were safeguards in place inside passengers’ smartphones that could prevent fire and explosion from such design decisions like a company packing 10 pounds of Lithium-ion battery into a 5 pound compartment or a smartphone owner
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Hardware components: Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless × 1 Raspberry Pi Camera module × 1 RF receiver × 1 Wireless doorbell (RF) × 1 Software apps and online services: Home Assistant Rpi-rf python module MQTT Telegram STORY Introduction There are some pretty cool smart doorbells out there, but they are expensive and the basic components
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Hardware components: Raspberry Pi 2 Model B × 1 PC Monitor with VGA Cable × 1 Wifi Receiver × 1 Two way mirror acrylic sheet × 1 5v Relay Module × 1 Jumper wires (generic) × 1 Software apps and online services: Raspbian OS Telegram App Hand tools and fabrication machines: Hot glue gun (generic)
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MILPITAS, Calif., June 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions, today announced the adoption of the company’s ISL91110 switching regulators in Huawei’s stunning new P9 smartphone. Intersil’s ISL91110 buck-boost switching regulator supplies power to key system peripherals in the P9 dual-camera smartphone, using a
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A first project – Internet controlled LED In this simple, inexpensive project you can connect a light emitting diode to your Raspberry Pi, and turn it on and off using any web browser. There’s even an app for Apple, Android and Windows smartphones. Prerequisites To run this you will need: A Raspberry Pi (with network connection) An
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At Kaazing, we have been experimenting with using a smartphone as a remote control for quite some time now. Those familiar with our demos may have seen our Zing-Pong demo (which is a “Pong”-style game using smartphones to control the paddles over WebSocket) or our Racer demo (which is a 3D Formula One car rendered
Our main ideas of a perfect mobile media center are: – watch videos or listen to your music anywhere (only power supply and a monitor/projector for videos required) – easy control with your smartphone – simple setup for non-programmers – great sound and video quality With a Raspberry Pi 2 and a powerful sound card
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