Gamma-ray bursts (GRB) are some of the most perplexing phenomena in nature. Even though astronomers have detected about 15,000 of them, with a new one each day, they're still mysterious. They're the ...

You can sense a lot of things with the right sensor, and [Nikhil Nailwal] is here to show us how to sense colors using a TCS230. The project is a simple demo. It displays the color and lights up an ...

Neopixels and other forms of addressable LEDs have taken the maker world by storm. They make it trivial to add a ton of controllable, glowing LEDs to any project. [Arnov Sharma] has made a great ...

Supernovae aren't one of the JWST's main science themes, but the perceptive telescope is full of surprises. Recently, it pinpointed a single star in a galaxy when the universe was only about 730 ...

I've completely swapped my home over to LED lights, and for the most part, I love it. The energy savings are real, and I'm a sucker for all the smart color changing tes. But my biggest grievance is ...

"This observation also demonstrates that we can use Webb to find individual stars when the universe was only 5% of its current age." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

More than one-fifth of US electricity is used to power artificial lighting. Light-emitting diodes based on group III/nitride semiconductors are bringing about a revolution in energy-efficient lighting ...

On paper, LED bulbs are made to last for at least several years thanks to their low energy needs. I wanted to know why that doesn't always work out, so I talked to installers and LED manufacturers to ...

Buying a monitor or TV has become a daunting task these days. When manufacturers aren’t branding their products with acronyms like QLED and OLED, they use confusing terms like mini-LED instead.

Organic LEDs are light emitting diodes (LEDs) that use polymers or small organic molecules as their optically active element. Development of organic LEDs is driven in particular by its potential as a ...