Powerful RTOSs for the IoT
While there’s no end of focus on the hardware components of IoT, the software behind it is undergoing just as many innovations and reveals. Top companies have developed their own RTOSs and are...
View ArticleThe 28nm Cost
The race to produce 28nm chips is on–and for good reason. It features twice the gate density of the previous 40nm process and one-third less power while having up to three times the speed. Companies...
View ArticleTransmit Temperature with Raspberry Pi
Requirements Raspberry Pi Used in article: Model B Revision 1.0 with Raspbian (Debian GNU/Linux 7.6 (wheezy)) I2C temperature sensor Used in article: TMP102 Method to connect Raspberry Pi to internet...
View ArticlePICAXE Programming Basics – Part 1
Introduction Programming a PICAXE is not hard, but it is exacting. The code must not only be written according to well defined rules, and using very specific terminology, but it must also take into...
View ArticleThe 22FDX—GlobalFoundries’ Answer to Fast, Cheap, and Efficient
GlobalFoundries launches industry’s first 22nm FD-SOIL technology platform at a 20 percent smaller die size and 10 percent fewer masks than 28nm, as well as nearly 50 percent fewer immersion...
View ArticleSIGFOX and the Future of Connectivity
Ever heard of SIGFOX? If not, you’re missing out on one of the most forward-thinking connectivity companies in the world. And Denmark is the latest country to recruit the SIGFOX network into its...
View ArticleMilitary Tech’s Trickle-Down Effect
The next wave of technology may come from an unexpected source: the military. iRobot recently announced the military had placed a $4 million order for the company’s model 110 FirstLook robots, five...
View ArticleMkapa, Mwinyi kumnadi Dk. Magufuli Jangwani.
Marais wastaafu, Ali Hassan Mwinyi na Benjamin Mkapa, wanatarajiwa kushiriki kwenye ufunguzi wa kampeni za kumnadi mgombea wa urais wa Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), Dk. John Magufuli Jumapili, jijini...
View ArticleHuyu Ndo Mgombea Urais wa ACT-Wazalendo baada ya Kitila Mkumbo Kukataa
Hatimaye Chama cha ACT – Wazalendo kimempitisha mwenyekiti wake, Anna Mghwira (56) kuwania urais baada ya mshauri wake, Profesa Kitila Mkumbo aliyekuwa amechukuliwa fomu kukataa kubeba jukumu hilo....
View ArticleEster Bulaya Aipasua CHADEMA Bunda
Aliyekuwa mshindi wa kura za maoni Bunda Mjini wa Chadema, Pius Masururi ametangaza kukihama chama hicho na kujiunga CCM huku mwenyekiti wa jimbo hilo, Samuel Imanani na wanachama 50 wakiwamo...
View ArticleRais Kikwete Amjibu Lowassa ‘Kimtindo’.
Rais Jakaya Kikwete, amefunguka na kusema hatishwi wala hashtushwi na maneno ya watu wanaosema serikali yake kwa miaka 10 haijafanya kitu. Badala yake amesema kitakachomshtusha ni taarifa zozote za...
View ArticleUN yapanda miti zaidi 2000 kunusuru Mlima Kilimanjaro
Mgeni rasmi Mwakilishi wa Makamu wa Rais, Waziri wa nchi ofisi ya Makamu wa Rais anayeshughulikia Mazingira, Binilith Mahenge (wa pili kushoto) akiwasili kwenye kijiji cha Marua kata Kiruavunjo,...
View ArticleRedds Miss Tanzania 2015 na Miss Kenya watembelea hospitali ya CCBRT...
Redds Miss Tanzania 2015, Lilian Kamazima (kushoto), akiwa na Miss Kenya, Idah Nguma baada ya kuwatembea wagonjwa katika hospitali hiyo. Miss Kenya, Idah Nguma. Redds Miss Tanzania 2015, Lilian...
View ArticleHillary Shoo wa Jambo Leo Singida, anyakua cheti maalumu kwa uandishi bora wa...
Mwandishi wa habari wa Gazeti la Jamboleo Mkoa wa Singida, Hillary Shoo,akipokea cheti maalumu kutoka kwa Katibu Tawala Msaidizi wa Mkoa wa Singida, Aziza Mumba ikiwa ni mchango wake mkubwa katika...
View ArticleNEC yawaomba viongozi wa dini kutokuwa na upande wakati wa kuwaelimisha...
Mwenyekiti wa Tume ya Taifa ya Uchaguzi Jaji, Damian Lubuva akitoa mada jana jijini Dar es salaam kwa viongozi wa madhehebu mbalimbali waliohudhuria mkutanoni. Mkurugenzi wa Tume ya Taifa ya Uchaguzi...
View ArticleA Practical Introduction to Operational Amplifiers
Operational amplifiers, or opamps, are one of the most fundamental building blocks an electrical engineer can employ in circuit designs. There are a ton of useful applications for opamps. This article...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Negative Impedance Converters
An introduction to the properties and purposes of a negative resistance device. Later articles will extend to negative impedances and some applications. Recommended Level Beginner Introduction We all...
View ArticleAmbient Light Monitor: Understanding and Implementing the ADC
Required Hardware/Software SLSTK2000A EFM8 evaluation board Simplicity Studio integrated development environment Components listed in BOM: Description Quantity Digi-Key p/n Breadboard 1 377-2094-ND...
View ArticleThe World’s Smallest Transistor
A team composed of physicists from around the world has just created a tiny transistor made of a single molecule and 12 atoms– it is officially the smallest transistor ever created and possibly the...
View Article8-bit MCUs get a Boost From Microchip
The latest release from Microchip offers a compelling contender at an 8-bit size The pull of 32-bit MCUs have always been their expansive functions and raw power, but the latest release from Microchip...
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