IEEE Spectrum

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• Brain-Zapping Gadgets Need Regulation, Say Scientists and (Some) Manufacturers
• Future Airplanes Will Fly On Twistable Wings
• Researchers Map Locations of 4,669 Servers in Netflix’s Content Delivery Network
• Maybe Drone Privacy Shouldn't Be a Federal Case
• Mediterranean Countries Forgot the Mediterranean Diet
• Graphene Enables Next Step Towards the Age of "Valleytronics"
• Centimeter-Level GPS Positioning For Cars

Brain-Zapping Gadgets Need Regulation, Say Scientists and (Some) Manufacturers Posted: 31 Aug 2016 09:00 AM PDT At-home use of brain stimulation devices is already a reality, but the U.S. FDA has yet to step in

Future Airplanes Will Fly On Twistable Wings Posted: 31 Aug 2016 08:00 AM PDT Replacing traditional flaps with bendable bits will reduce noise and save fuel

Researchers Map Locations of 4,669 Servers in Netflix’s Content Delivery Network Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:00 PM PDT The CDN of the popular video-streaming service lives in at least 243 locations

Maybe Drone Privacy Shouldn't Be a Federal Case Posted: 30 Aug 2016 12:30 PM PDT The FAA's new drone rules leave an opening for state and local authorities to pursue privacy protections

Mediterranean Countries Forgot the Mediterranean Diet Posted: 30 Aug 2016 12:00 PM PDT The world is tending toward a monodiet based on Western fast food, and nowhere is this more striking than in Spain and Italy

Graphene Enables Next Step Towards the Age of "Valleytronics" Posted: 30 Aug 2016 12:00 PM PDT Graphene opens up possibilities beyond electronics and spintronics to a new era of valleytronics

Centimeter-Level GPS Positioning For Cars Posted: 30 Aug 2016 10:00 AM PDT Cheap, near-instantaneous, and superaccurate positioning can keep cars safely within their lanes—even in a blizzard

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RobotShop Feeds  In This Issue...  Arduino Tutorials – How to Stack Wheatstone Bridge Shields  More Recent Articles  Search RobotShop Blog Arduino Tutorials – How to Stack Wheatstone Bridge Shields Arduino Uno + 2 x RB-Onl-38 + 4 x load cells   A common question concerning our Wheatstone bridge amplifier shield since the creation of the blog post Interfacing a Load Cell With an Arduino Board is “How can we stack two shields together with three or four load cells?” This is actually quite simple and only requires a few components: An Arduino Uno or other Arduino shield compatible microcontroller board, such as the BotBoarduino Two RobotShop Wheatstone bridge amplifier shields Three or four 4-wire load cells Some stacking headers, such as RB-Ite-58, RB-Spa-697, RB-Spa-928, RB-Fee-27 or RB-Ada-08 Some male to female jumper wires, such as RB-Cix-18 or RB-Dfr-96 First, place the first shield on top of the Arduino and connect your load cells to the shield. Then add the stacking headers and the second shield, bending the stacking header pins for A0 and A1 outwards. Stacking header pins bent outwards on pins A0 & A1 Use some male to female jumper wires to connect the bent pins to the top shield’s female header at the A2 and A3 positions. Bend pins A0 & A1 connected to top shield’s A2 & A3 Finally, obtain a fresh copy of our Wheatstone bridge amplifier shield Arduino library from the RobotShop GitHub repository for this project (or download directly as a zip). It now includes an example that is ready to go for quickly testing your setup with two shields and four load cells. Of course, since most Arduino-shield compatible microcontroller boards have also A4 and A5 pins, you could in theory stack a third shield, following the same method described above. Anyone interested in trying that out?         • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments •   More Recent Articles Double 2 Telepresence Robot Unboxing Future Technology: Structure & Biorobotic Stingray Arduino-Powered Desktop Pal – Lesson 4: Adding "Stereo" Ultrasonic Vision and Passive Infrared Sensing Arduino-Powered Desktop Pal – Lesson 3: Integrating the Servos, Ultrasonic, and Switch Hobby Robot Industry Standards: Hubs & Mounting Patterns       Click here to safely unsubscribe from "RobotShop Blog." Click here to view mailing archives, here to change your preferences, or here to subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC, 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.

   

   

IEEE Spectrum

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• Drive.ai Solves Autonomous Cars' Communication Problem
• Some Assembly Required
• The Surprising Story of the First Microprocessors

Drive.ai Solves Autonomous Cars' Communication Problem Posted: 30 Aug 2016 09:00 AM PDT Safe driving is only one part of the autonomous car challenge. Interaction with humans is another

Some Assembly Required Posted: 30 Aug 2016 08:00 AM PDT This online simulator lets you explore the workings of a simple microprocessor

The Surprising Story of the First Microprocessors Posted: 30 Aug 2016 08:00 AM PDT You thought it started with the Intel 4004, but the tale is more complicated

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• Finnish Carrier Sets New World Record for 4G Download Speeds
• Malawi and South Africa Pioneer Unused TV Frequencies for Rural Broadband
• Injectable Nanowires Monitor Mouse Brains for Months
• New 3D Composites Could Help Store Energy for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

Finnish Carrier Sets New World Record for 4G Download Speeds Posted: 29 Aug 2016 09:00 AM PDT And that's good news because Finns use a ton of data

Malawi and South Africa Pioneer Unused TV Frequencies for Rural Broadband Posted: 29 Aug 2016 08:46 AM PDT Pilot projects show the potential for repurposing TV frequencies

Injectable Nanowires Monitor Mouse Brains for Months Posted: 29 Aug 2016 08:32 AM PDT Implantable device could teach about brain development and disease

New 3D Composites Could Help Store Energy for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Posted: 29 Aug 2016 07:00 AM PDT A sandwich of polymers and nanoceramic parts could improve the performance of capacitive storage devices

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• Nanoscale Wireless Communication Operates at Visible Wavelengths for the First Time
• Setting a Land Speed Record with a Sidecar Motorcycle
• DIY Emergency Button: Hack a Nike+iPod Sport Kit to Create an Elder Alert System

Nanoscale Wireless Communication Operates at Visible Wavelengths for the First Time Posted: 26 Aug 2016 01:00 PM PDT Plasmonic nanoantennas are 60 percent faster than previous plamsonic waveguides

Setting a Land Speed Record with a Sidecar Motorcycle Posted: 26 Aug 2016 12:49 PM PDT Kevin Clemens built this electric sidecar motorcycle to set a world record on the salt flats of Bonneville

DIY Emergency Button: Hack a Nike+iPod Sport Kit to Create an Elder Alert System Posted: 26 Aug 2016 12:00 PM PDT Some inexpensive components can replace pricey commercial services

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