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Microcontrollers

A microcontroller (MCU for microcontroller unit) is a small computer on a single metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) integrated circuit (IC) chip. A microcontroller contains one or more CPUs (processor cores) along with memory and programmable input/output peripherals.

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The Neuralink Brain Chip Makes Another Breakthrough

By: Christine Nguyen, Journalist
On January 21, 2024, Elon Musk announced on the social media platform, X, that the first human trial for the Neuralink brain chip was completed, with the first brain chip being implanted into a human.
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Transistors

Transistors

By: Jiaxiang Xie
A CPU composes of billions of transistors, such as the i9–13900K, which have up to about 26 billion transistors. 26. Billion. All inside your everyday computer.
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'Lab On A Chip', Scientists Invent A Smaller And Improved Tool To Measure Light.

‘Lab On A Chip’, Scientists Invent A Smaller And Improved Tool To Measure Light.

By: Tiger Deng, Journalist
A 'lab on a chip' that could be used in nearly all the fields of science.
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The Best Gaming Mice

The Best Gaming Mice

By: Anshul Nagle, Journalist
You can ask any professional gamer what mouse do they have and they will say Roccat Kone Pro mouse, why get this mouse you may ask?
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"Cleaning up this build" by Island Capture (aka Silverph or psilver) is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Electronic Speed Controllers (ESC)

By: Eric Yang, Journalist
An ESC is one of the most crucial parts to any robotic projects such as drones, robots, or RC planes/cars.
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Why Shiny Pokemon Are Becoming More Common

Why Shiny Pokemon Are Becoming More Common

By: Matthew Simionato, Journalist

Shiny Pokémon are a rare, recolored version of a normal Pokémon. They give no advantage the only reason why people spend hours collecting them is because of their rarity. The chance of someone randomly...

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"neuralink" by ApolitikNow is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Elon Musk’s Brain Chips

By: Eric Yang, Journalist
Elon Musk has discovered a way to put chips into our brains and make it like a computer.
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"Transistor, resistor" by oskay is licensed under CC BY 2.0

What are Transistors and Resistors?

By: Aidan Musgrove, Journalist
How to Transistors and Resistors work?
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https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2021/02/09/qualcomm-announces-worlds-first-10-gigabit-5g-modem-rf-system

Qualcomm’s Hyperfast 5G Modem

By: Prateek Malekar, Writer
Recently Qualcomm has released a new modem called the Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF that allows the user to download data at a lightning fast 10 Gigabytes per second!
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Octagonal Wooden Mirror By Daniel Rozin

Daniel Rozin’s Mirrors

By: Caitlin Arnold, Reporter
“The mirror is doing more than taking your image, it is capturing something about your soul and showing it back to you. These amazing works of art wouldn’t be possible without the engineer and you."- Daniel Rozin
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Elegoo Arduino Uno R3 - Spaceship Interface Project

Elegoo Arduino Uno R3 – Spaceship Interface Project

By: Isabella Phillips, Journalist
The Spaceship Interface Project is a simple task from Arduino, which you can do on an Elegoo Arduino Uno.
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Here is a Model of What the Final Product of This Engineering Design

Arduino UNO-Based Smartphone Charging Controller

By: Aisha Telhan, Journalist

The concept of an Arduino UNO-based smartphone charging controller is simple, the power of the charger is based on the Arduino UNO and this is turned on with the power of relay (an electrical device, typically...

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