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Meet Transmission Line Inspection Robot

Long transmission lines run across the world to provide electricity in different states, territories cities, blocks and houses. They are the most widely distributed...

Arduino – Control 220V Lamps from Anywhere in the World

Download source code and schematics: click here Courtesy: Rui Santos  

“The deployment of smart meters is far from a one-size-fits-all undertaking”

Highly integrated SoCs are helping designers to design energy meters with ease and less engineering efforts. What are the various design considerations and challenges...

Tutorial: MOSFETs as Transistor Switches

MOSFETs are the most common transistors used today. They are switches that can be used an Arduino, BeagleBone, or Raspberry Pi. When it comes...

Tutorial: BJTs as Transistor Switches

Transistors are electronic switches that are used to control things that would kill an Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or Beaglebone. There are two major types...

Tutorial: Super Simple Copper Etching – Sylvia’s Mini Maker Show

Did you ever want to upgrade your bread-boarded circuits to something more permanent? Or maybe you've got a hankering to make your own metal...

19 Free eBooks on Mechanical Engineering

From mechanical drawing, wave propagation, electric vehicles to turbo machines, vibrations and welding, these free books have 'em all. Enjoy! Atithya Amaresh 1. OpenSCAD User Manual Publisher:...

Integrating The Integrated Circuit

Unlike the invention of television which was replete with snooping, spying and court- room drama, invention of integrated circuit (IC) was the outcome of...

16 Free eBooks on Material Science

Recent trends in the electronics and engineering industry have witnessed many innovations contributed by material science. So here's bringing 16 free ebooks to help...

Smart and Sustainable Cars: Racing into the Future

My car, my guide One look at a modern car’s dashboard is enough to show the amount of vehicle management and driving assistance features are...