At Catholic University of America, as at many colleges these days, it seems that nearly every freshman arrives on campus with three key gadgets: an iPod, a cellphone, and a laptop. But Kyle Miller is ...

Ever wanted to have your very own Microsoft Surface at home, but don’t want to pay the high cost of entry? No problem, just make your own!. This multitouch table screen, dubbed the MTbiggie, is the ...

Sometimes it starts with a 555 timer and an op-amp. Other times with a small microcontroller. But the timing’s not so great and needs a dedicated timing crystal circuit. And maybe some more memory, ...

Josh Sweat’s father visited his son at Florida State, flipped a light switch in his room and witnessed a startling contraption. This wasn’t a student’s standard-issued laptop on his desk. It was a ...