Anything with a laser has undeniable hacker appeal, even if the laser’s task is as pedestrian as sending data over a fiber ...

Thinking of tackling electrical repairs but don’t know where to start? With just a little knowledge–and less than $100 worth ...

A digital multimeter is one of the most important tools for both professional mechanics and DIYers, not to mention people ...

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics. I do a lot of things and here is where I ...

An office breathing test typically means you blow into a machine that measures how much air your lungs can take in and how quickly and forcefully you can blow it out. These numbers tell your doctor if ...

New diagnostic kits aim to revolutionize early screening of the disease, potentially allowing patients to receive ...

Dhananjay Gadre] happened across a useful little trick the other day. Take any old 1N4148 or 1N914 glass-package signal diode ...

Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes (GM-APDs) are highly sensitive light detectors, capable of detecting single photons.

Equal resistors R added in series with both emitters will develop voltages Vr = I1*R and I2*R that will be equal if the ...

But, it turns out, a thermometer has been part of photonic chips all along.

An international research collaboration with the involvement of the UAB demonstrates for the first time that memristors, electronic devices at the nanoscale,  can easily calibrate electrical ...

Take tape measures, once a palm-sized object that housed a metal ribbon that could snap back enthusiastically -- has been transformed into a palm-sized device with with a laser inside. Yup, the ...