Engineering
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China’s Microdrone Innovation Brings Stealth at the Smallest Scale China’s National University of Defence Technology (NUDT) created a mosquito-sized drone, roughly 1.3 centimeters long, tailored for stealth tasks like intelligence gathering for the military. The tiny size makes for easy camouflage in any environment, allowing it to remain close to invisible in covert missions. The drone has insect-like wings that flap to mimic natural movement. … |
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STMicroelectronics Announces Expanded "Lab-in-Fab" Collaboration in Singapore to Advance Piezoelectric MEMS Technology
New phase of Lab-in-Fab includes projects with Singapore’s A*STAR Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (A*STAR IMRE) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) One of the largest public-private R&D collaborations in Singapore to date, in semiconductors Focus on advancing… |
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Junk Hoverboard to DIY Electric Ride on One Wheel A combination of an old hoverboard, a go-kart tire, and some clever engineering apparently gets you a functional one-wheel electric ride that rides like a snowboard both on and off the road. A DIY creator from the YouTube channel Well Done Tips took what he believes to be one of the most useless electric rides ever made and transformed it into a surprisingly cool custom one-wheel electric… |
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DIY Rocket Guidance System That Actually Works If you have ever watched a rocket launch and wondered how it stays steady during its fast ascent, you are not alone. Rocket flying is not just about power, it is about control and precision. That is exactly what ‘BPS.space’ focused on their latest project. Before this project, the team worked on a few other rocket designs that helped them learn a lot about what works, and what doesn’t.… |
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NavBot-EN01: A Practical, Open Source, Scalable Robot for Learning Robotics If you are into STEM education or just enjoy playing with robots, there’s a new desktop robot that might catch your interest, it’s called the NavBot-EN01 as functional wheel-legged robot. Designed with students, teachers, and hobbyists in mind, it aims to make robotics education more practical, affordable, and fun. Most educational robots out there are either too basic or way too… |
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DigiKey Unveils DigiKey Standard Product Portfolio THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota, USA - DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, has announced its exclusive, private-labeled product line, DigiKey Standard. These quality engineering products are designed to deliver dependable solutions and tools for… |
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IIT-Bhubaneswar Partners with Numeros Motors Pvt Ltd for Two-Year Research on Rare Earth-Free EV Motors The Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar (IIT Bhubaneswar) and Bengaluru-based Numeros Motors Pvt Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to begin a two-year research project on electric vehicle (EV) components. Numeros Motors is a new equipment manufacturer focused on truly home-grown electric mobility solutions. The goal of this partnership is to… |
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The Role of AI in PCB Design - Will Engineers Be Replaced? The world of printed circuit board (PCB) design is changing fast and artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the major players in that transformation. With the arrival of AI-powered design tools, many are wondering if these technologies will eventually make the traditional role of PCB engineers obsolete. Let’s break down how AI is impacting PCB design and… |
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DIY Project Turns Treadmill into a Working 3D Printer Ivan Miranda and his team have been working on an interesting idea, turning a regular treadmill into a 3D printer and finally use it to print a full-size kayak. In their latest video, they show the first successful step toward that goal. The setup lets them print long objects in one go, which could be useful for projects like making a full-size kayak. This approach avoids the hassle of… |
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DigiKey Launches New Video Series on Sustainability THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota, USA - DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, announced the debut of its new Sustainable Futures video series on innovators driving eco-friendly technology. Sponsored by Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), the series’ first… |
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AI-Powered Smart Waste Sorting with VGG16, CSO and Random Forest Algorithm Sorting waste into the right categories, like plastic, glass, metal, or paper, is not as simple as it sounds. To make this tiresome job easier, researchers have developed a smart waste classification system that uses artificial intelligence to recognize different types of trash, making waste management easier and more efficient. A team of researchers from the Ronin Institute (USA), Asia… |
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DigiKey Announces Sponsorship of KiCad to Support Open-Source EDA Development THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota, USA – DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, is proud to announce its continued sponsorship of KiCad, the leading open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) suite, reinforcing a shared commitment to advancing open-… |
