How to be a maker: The complete list of all you need
21 May 2019
Our 10-part maker series is a fun way to learn about electronics, working up to building a biscuit-ferrying robot. Here’s all the stuff you need
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Becoming a maker: How switches can bring you piping hot toast
15 May 2019
In part 3 of our maker series, Hannah Joshua shows how switches and buttons give you a lot more options for cool devices, like a toast notifier
Jess Wade: Plastic electronics
12 October 2018
From stretchable screens to conductive thread and stick-on glucose sensors, physicist Jess Wade says plastics are letting us get creative with technology
Ultrasonic micro-explosions can harvest gold from old SIM cards
3 April 2018
We waste $22 billion in gold from electronics that are tossed out instead of recycled. A new technique uses ultrasound to harvest that precious metal from SIM cards
Digital drug tells your doctor when you've taken your medicine
15 November 2017
FDA approves an antipsychotic pill containing an electronic sensor that activates when it hits stomach fluid and sends a message to a smartphone-linked patch
This qubit redesign may make it easier to make quantum computers
6 September 2017
Revamping the qubit to allow it to communicate across greater distances makes room for the electronics needed to power a quantum computer
Fallen leaves could be turned into devices that store energy
1 September 2017
A new way to recycle dead leaves could produce better electronic components and avoid the pollution caused by burning biowaste
Brain box: Multitasking chips that can match the human mind
2 August 2017
An electrical component once thought impossible is delivering machine minds that can think on their own
Tech giants don't want you fixing your phone. Time to fight back
26 July 2017
Laws that would force gadget-makers to release repair manuals and tools are starting to win support, but meanwhile consumers are taking a DIY approach
Smartphone components work beautifully at nearly absolute zero
7 July 2017
A team working on electronics for a space-based camera has tested ordinary transistors at ultra-low temperatures, and they passed with flying colours
