Hackaday

Automated Pressure Advance Using A Bed-Leveling Sensor

One of the most crucial aspects of FDM 3D printing is ensuring sufficient material is extruded. Determining the right flow ...
The New York Times

Scientists Made a Cell With Most of the Hallmarks of Life. Here’s What to Know.

From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology. By K. R. Callaway SpudCell is a synthetic cell made by scientists at the ...
The New York Times

This Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade.

Scientists have long dreamed of discovering the alchemy by which chemicals can be turned into life. On Wednesday, a team at the University of Minnesota announced that it had taken a major step toward ...
The Guardian

Louisiana man becomes first in region functionally cured of sickle cell disease

Daniel Cressy, 23, says path leading to completion of curative gene therapy is his ‘greatest blessing’ A young south-eastern Louisiana man recently became the first person in his region to be ...
Science Daily

Hidden sugar patterns on human cells could reveal cancer early

Scientists have uncovered a hidden “sugar code” on the surface of human cells that could transform how diseases are detected. Using an advanced imaging technique called Glycan Atlasing, researchers at ...
pv magazine International

Study finds ‘relatively good’ agreement in worldwide solar cell calibrations, but flags key differences in testing methods

An interlaboratory comparison across nine metrology institutes found generally good agreement in solar cell calibration under the World Photovoltaic Scale, but still revealed measurable differences in ...
The Union

Supervisors adopt ordinance amending cell towers and facilities code

The Nevada County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to approve the Communication Towers and Facilities Ordinance (the Ordinance) on Tuesday following a public hearing. The vote upheld the county’s ...
GitHub

Arduino library for HX712 24 bit ADC used for load cells and scales.

This allows the calibration of superheavy load cells, e.g 500 kg and use a defined weight of 100000 gram. Finally the use of floats allow the use of decimals e.g. a calibration weight of 125.014 kg or ...
Hackaday

Arduino Code? On My 8051? It’s More Likely Than You Think

The 8051 was an 8-bit Harvard-architecture microcontroller first put out by Intel in 1980. They’ve since discontinued that line, but it lives on in the low-cost STC8 family of chips, which is ...
pv magazine International

Japanese researchers achieve world record efficiency of 12.28% for copper gallium selenide solar cell

Researchers in Japan have achieved a 12.28% efficiency in a copper gallium selenide solar cell, the highest reported for indium-free wide-bandgap chalcogenide absorbers in the 1.65–1.75 eV range. The ...
Los Angeles Times

Iran’s threats on U.S. soil: sleeper cells, lone wolves, cyberattacks and eerie numbers code

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Federal authorities detected mysterious encoded ...