That’s part of why a group of four Naperville Central High School students created “Plant Pal,” a self-watering device ...

How microcontrollers and single-board computers coordinate high-speed RF acquisition and generation. How SCPI and UART commands let simple controllers use advanced measurements without FPGA ...

Arduino has certainly made its mark in the world of DIY electronics, providing an accessible platform for a wide range of creative and interactive projects. Known for its user-friendly hardware and ...

For many people, photosynthesis is a dusty middle- or high-school memory. But in Northwestern Engineering’s new Data-Driven Plant Science course, photosynthesis is a live signal to measure, analyze, ...

The PlantGPT prototype is currently being tested on houseplants while the team continues refining the system’s capabilities. Joy Rutledge and Temple Dees are working at Spelman College’s Arthur M.

An update on my DIY animatronic eye project using CAD design, 3D printing, and Arduino control. I also share techniques for painting realistic eyes to enhance the final animatronic effect.

During the summer, most people are too lazy to water the potted plants on their rooftop gardens every day. So, we build a simple and exciting automatic plant watering system that you can build ...

For me, discussing the weather is more than idle small talk. So when I got interested in web-enabled electronics (the Internet of Things), I knew immediately that my first project be related to the ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. This paper presents a series of hands-on experiments designed to teach principles of ...

Over the last decade, the open-source movement has not only transformed the world of software, but also catalyzed a sweeping revolution in hardware tinkering. At the heart of this shift lies a ...