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Small box for Arduino Nano with USB type C connector.
No glue required. Cover snaps in the box
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
Turns out, the over 150 year old London Underground is an ideal testing spot for some new sensors. Researchers are trying to come up with more robust GPS that will work deep underwater.
A ‘quantum compass’ won’t rely on our current global navigation satellite systems. Via The Guardian:
The ideal place to test it is the London underground, Cotter and his team have discovered. “We are developing very precise new sensors using quantum mechanics, and these are showing great promise in the laboratory,” he told the Observer last week. “However, they are less accurate in real-life settings. That is why we are taking our equipment to the London underground. It’s the perfect place for smoothing out the rough edges and getting our equipment to work in real life.”
Until we get the quantum compass, GPS is still the way to go. Check out some of these projects from the Adafruit Learn System:
If you are feeling the stress and strain of modern life a Wheatstone bridge and you want to quantify it, this handy breakout will do the job, no sweat! The Adafruit HX711 Breakout contains a super-high-resolution 24-Bit differential ADC with extra gain circuitry that makes it perfect for measuring strain gauges / load cells or other sensors that have four wires that are connected in a Wheatstone bridge arrangement.
The Adafruit HX711 24-bit ADC guide has everything you need to get started with this breakout. There’s pages for overview, pinouts, CircuitPython, Arduino and resources for download.
Read more at Adafruit HX711 24-bit ADC
The Supreme Court will close out its term on Monday with a long-awaited decision on Donald Trump's presidential immunity. from MSNBC T...