What is nuclear non-proliferation?
Nuclear non-proliferation is the effort to eliminate the spread of nuclear weapon technology, and to reduce existing stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Nuclear-weapon nations and their allies don’t want...
View ArticleA Peek Beneath the Salto Suit
If you’re not familiar with the Salto Suit , you should be: the project is set to make animation much easier and much more affordable: it’s essentially an entire motion capture studio in one suit....
View ArticleMake an LED Light Strip AHRS with Arduino and MPU-6050
Technical Concepts Interfacing with devices on I2C bus Adding and utilizing external Arduino libraries Some embedded C/C++ concepts Cloning code repositories with Git Basic dynamics concepts like...
View ArticleA Review of the Bitscope Micro
How does a $150 oscilloscope hold up? Let’s find out. I’ve been on the lookout for an oscilloscope for use at home, and a colleague at work suggested I check out Bitscope. After checking out the specs...
View ArticleFull Time ya mechi zote 6 za Tanzania bara Oct 17
Ni mechi za ligi kuu ya Vodacom Tanzania bara ambapo leo October 17 2015 zilichezwa mechi sita kwenye viwanja tofauti huku Stand United ikiongoza kwa kuwa timu iliyoshinda goli nyingi kwenye mechi za...
View ArticleChoosing and Using Ferrite Beads
Use ferrite beads to improve your PCB’s power quality. Checking Specs The previous article discussed the importance of carefully considering impedance vs. frequency characteristics when choosing a...
View ArticleWireless Broadband for the Masses
Introduction The Internet keeps getting bigger every day. In 2014 there were over 16 billion wireless connected devices alone and projected to reach 41 billion by around 2020 . Cisco’s Visual...
View ArticleWhy the Handmade Revolution is Great for Makers
There’s plenty of room for electrical engineers in the handmade craze. Electrical engineers often find themselves visiting websites specialized to their field, which means they don’t venture into more...
View ArticleLearn Stub Tuning with a Smith Chart
Learn the secrets to becoming a stub tuning wizard. In RF engineering, it is critical to have a waveguide line matched to its load; this minimizes signal loss, maximizes power handling, and ultimately...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Viral Kickstarter: Mastering the Campaign
Want to run a successful Kickstarter campaign? Learn how to become fully funded. Last week, we talked about the process leading up to a Kickstarter campaign. This week we’re discusing how to make...
View ArticleHow to install Adobe Flash on an Android smartphone or tablet: Get Flash on...
Adobe may have cut support for Flash in Android Jelly Bean and beyond, but the great many sites and services that continue to make heavy use of the standard suggest it’s far from dead. For those of...
View ArticleUchaguzi Guinea:Alpha Conde aongoza
Alpha Conde Matokeo ya duru ya kwanza ya uchaguzi wa urais nchini Guinea yanaonyesha kuwa rais wa sasa Alpha Conde ameshinda kura za kutosha kuzuia kuwepo duru ya pili ya uchaguzi. Huku asilimia 90 ya...
View ArticleKijana aliyevuma kutokana na saa akutana na Bashir
Rais wa Marekani Barack Obama na mwanzilishi wa Facebook Mark Zuckerberg walimtetea Mohamed Mvulana wa umri wa miaka 14 nchini Marekani, aliyegonga vichwa vya habari baada ya kukamatwa kwa kupeleka...
View ArticleLamar Odom apata fahamu siku 3 baadaye
Odom akiichezea La Clippers Mchezaji wa zamani wa mpira wa vikapu katika ligi ya NBA nchini Marekani Lamar Odom hatimaye amepata fahamu siku tatu baada kuzirai ndani ya danguro katika jimbo la Nevada....
View ArticleWhat is LPG and natural gas?
What is LPG? Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is the generic name for mixtures of hydrocarbons (mainly propane and butane) stored in the liquid state. LPG is colourless, odourless and heavier than air....
View ArticleGas recreational safety
Camping appliances need air. In New Zealand the majority of deaths associated with the use of camping appliances have been attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning. Without proper ventilation, stoves,...
View ArticleCamping appliance safety
Carbon monoxide poisoning Camping appliances need air. In New Zealand, the majority of deaths associated with the use of camping appliances have been attributed to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning....
View ArticleGas safety for caravans and motorhomes
LPG installations in caravans and motorhomes All gasfitting work on a caravan must be carried out by an authorised person (usually a licensed gasfitter). All new gasfitting (including alterations)...
View ArticleHydroelectric power: How it works
So just how do we get electricity from water? Actually, hydroelectric and coal-fired power plants produce electricity in a similar way. In both cases a power source is used to turn a propeller-like...
View ArticleThree Gorges Dam: The world’s largest hydroelectric plant
In 2012, the Three Gorges Dam in China took over the #1 spot of the largest hydroelectric dam (in electricity production), replacing the Itaipú hydroelectric power plant in Brazil and Paraguay. The...
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