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How to Select AA-Size Battery Cells
Modern battery cells use a variety of chemicals to power their reactions. Common battery chemistries include:
Zinc-carbon. These are the lowest- cost primary (non-rechargeable) cells...
Part 3 of 3: Using AVR Microcontroller For Projects
In continuation of the embedded control applications explained in Part 2, let’s now examine the use of inbuilt functions of AVR ATmega8535 (such as...
The Newbie’s Guide To Be A Maker
Author Arvind Sanjeev and Nidhya V Raj have written an interesting e-book, “How to Be a Maker”. It is a free beginner’s guide to...
Efficiently Harnessing Solar Power With Tracking System
India has enormous potential for solar power, as it receives 5000 trillion kWh worth of energy from the sun every year. The Jawaharlal Nehru...
Part 1 of 2: An Introduction to Wireless Sensor Networks
A wireless sensor network (WSN) is a communication system which senses and gathers information from a certain area and sends it to different places...
FTTH and Passive Optical Networks
Since long back, telecommunication service providers have dreamed of an all-fibre network and for good reasons. A fibre provides substantially more bandwidth, carries signals...
Part 1 of 3: The Electronics Behind Big Guns
From the birth of the gunpowder-warfare era, soldiers have been incrementally striving for bigger, more powerful and more accurate guns. Their quest has resulted...
The Robots’ Guide To World Domination
Only five countries in the world actually voted in favour of banning autonomous (a.k.a smart) killer robots at a recent UN convention. This could...
“Many activites in automotive sector continue to be influenced by Indian engineers”
This interview takes a look at the automotive design scene in India, and how it has evolved over the years with the presence of...
When Machines Talk to Machines
Given that safety tests and Federal Aviation Administration approvals are required for flying octocopters to deliver packets, the technology could be available to customers...
