SO MANY TOYS IN A SNAP: Make dozens of cool electronic gadgets - all from one box! A safe and fun way to introduce children ages 8+ to the basics of electrical engineering! Build exciting projects and ...

IN OUR previous 10-week “How to be a maker” series, we went on a tour of the basics, culminating in building an autonomous biscuit-fetching robot. If you missed it, you can catch up online at the ...

The world of electronics is a big and expansive one. There are so many new things to learn and discover that can give us a greater appreciation for the technology we encounter every day. However, it ...

Unleash your creativity with "8 Simple Inventions!" In this video, we showcase ingenious DIY projects and easy inventions ...

Tech DIY takes a soft touch toward teaching electronics — literally. Now on Kickstarter, the kit uses sewing to teach kids and adult beginners about electronics and electric circuits by sewing dolls, ...

Some of the best DIY projects use microcontrollers or cheap single board computers to automate awesome stuff. But Between the Arduino, the Raspberry Pi, and the BeagleBone, it's hard to figure out ...

Electronics components range widely in size and function. From a beginner's point of view, it's hard to know where to start digging in. Programmer Christopher Pitt made a nice little beginner's guide ...

I'm happy to flag this one, a new volume of the Arduino Project Handbook. Volume 2 sees twenty-five more beginner-friendly electronics projects, revolving around the Atmel AVR-based Arduino Uno board.

LAST week, our plants learned to tell us they are thirsty. Now we are going to expand their repertoire. Spider plants are happiest at between 20 and 30°C. That range suits me too, so it may seem that ...