A quadrature encoder uses two output channels offset in phase to detect both direction and position with greater precision.

We all carry supercomputers in our pockets and use dozens of electric gizmos every day but rarely stop to marvel at the magical act of flicking a switch. Use your ordinary conducting and extraordinary ...

A new impact-based design turns gentle everyday motion into bursts of electricity, greatly boosting the power output of ...

Architects Jestico + Whiles were challenged to make the Cavendish Laboratory's science accessible to the public while meeting ...

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Ineos’s boss Sir Jim Ratcliffe was the man to make the wistful dreams of a new/old Defender-U-Like come true. He had made inquiries with Land Rover about buying the rights to continue building the old ...

This project provides a set of tools and components to create, manage, and manipulate circuit diagrams on a canvas. It includes features such as draggable elements, context menus, custom ports, and ...

Give your workshop a workout by building the perfect workbench. By Rob Robillard Okay, that was misleading. There is no such thing as a perfect workbench. I can say this because I’ve built and rebuilt ...

Think of the IBM Quantum Experience as your personal key to unlock these super-powered quantum computers. It’s a website ...

Discover how to build a simple wireless power transfer system at home using readily available components like enameled copper wire, an LED, a 2N2222A transistor, and a 9V battery. This step-by-step ...

An interactive exploration of all the possible groups your team could get in the 2026 World Cup, and which groups are easiest ...

Using simple components such as oil, salt water, lipids and proteins, plus routine genetic engineering techniques, it is possible to create simple nanofluidic ...