This year, we not only challenged Supercon attendees to come up with their own Simple Add-Ons (SAOs) for the badge, but to push the envelope on how the modular bits of flair work. Historically, most ...

All too often component manufacturers are the unsung heroes behind a great product. It's easy to recognize the brand whose name is on the box, but a large part of the work that goes into making a ...

A while back, [Chris Lu] was studying how analog circuits, specifically op-amps can be used to perform mathematical operations and wondered if they could be persuaded to solve differential equations, ...

Last time, I disassembled the “wireless” (i.e. six AA battery-powered), touch-activated member of Jasco’s GE Enbrighten LED-based lighting product line. This time, the “plug-in” motion-sensing variant ...

Up until 1990, the standard headlight assembly contained only incandescent sources, mostly separate, to create all desired functions. Whether the functions were created by sealed beam lamps or bulb, ...