Collaborate Disseminate
There’s just something about miniature worlds — they’re just so relaxing to look at and ponder. Think you don’t have ample room for a model train layout at your place? …read more Continue reading Is This the World’s Smallest N-Scale Train Layout?
Researchers have designed and tested ‘human-centric’ LEDs that emit different wavelengths of blue light depending on whether it’s daytime or nighttime, reducing the disruptive effect artificial light has on our biological clock. They hope manufacturers… Continue reading Next-gen blue light LEDs could help keep sleep-wake cycles on track
There is no shortage of companies on the Internet willing to sell you expensive glowing things to stick on your walls. Many hackers prefer to make their own however, and …read more Continue reading LED Art Project Is Geometrically Beautiful
[mircemk] built a slick-looking LED tester with a couple handy functions built in. Not only can one select a target current to put through an LED, but by providing a …read more Continue reading LED Tester Also Calculates Resistor For Target Voltage
Nanoleaf makes a variety of beautiful LED lighting products, with their hexagon tiles particularly popular with gamers and streamers alike. However, they do come at a significant cost, particularly if …read more Continue reading Build Your Own Nanoleaf-Like Hex Lights
Turn signals in most of the world are mandated to be a flashing orange light, distinct from other bulbs on a vehicle. However, there has been a trend in the …read more Continue reading Building An Animated Turn Signal For The Mazda MX-5
[Scotty Allen] of Strange Parts is no stranger to Chinese factory tours, but this one is now our favorite. He visits the font of all WS2812s, World Semi, and takes …read more Continue reading How the WS2812 is Made
We’ve noticed an uptick in “project to product” stories lately, which seems like a fantastic trend to us. It means that hackers are turning out projects that really resonate with …read more Continue reading Taking a Public Transit Display from Project to Product
If you’re like us, you’ve never spent a second thinking about what happens when you dunk an ordinary LED into liquid nitrogen. That’s too bad because as it turns out, …read more Continue reading Neopixels? Try Liquid Nitrogen to Color Shift Your LEDs Instead
This wall clock built by [Alf Müller] is lovely, using two NeoPixel rings to mark the time by casting light onto a 3D-printed ring. The blue shows the minutes, made …read more Continue reading 3D-Printed LED Wall Clock Does Lots With Little