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Features

The Projects of Prototype This!, by Joe Grand
Joe Grand takes a closer look at the electronic aspects of his different builds from the popular Discovery Channel show Prototype This! This month, get behind the PyroPack

Experiments with Alternative Energy, by John Gavlik
Learn the fundamentals of renewable energy through this educational series. This month: Fuel Cell Polarization States and Efficiencies.

Projects

Implementing a Data Logger with the 16-bit Micro Experimenter
Microcontroller/PIC, by Tom Kibalo
As we build on our Experimenter board, this time we'll add a stand-alone data logging application.

Shake, Rattle, and Roll Vibration Monitor
Electronic Gadgets, by Ronald Newton
There's a whole lotta shaking goin' on, and now you can keep track of it.

Columns

Techknowledgey, by Jeff Eckert
TechKnowledgey 2010
Return of the memristor, home for Mac orphans, new Class-D audio amps, plus some other stuff you’ll find interesting.

Open Communication, by Louis E. Frenzel
Experimenting with Commercial Wireless Modules
Wireless everything. That is what I am seeing more and more. Practically every electronic product these days has some kind of wireless component or function to it. That’s why it makes sense to learn more about wireless.

Q&A, by Russell Kincaid
Low voltage warning, alternator regulator, magnetic questions, Geiger counter, plus more.

Fundamentals For Beginners
Resistors
These experiments are provided by GSSTechEd.

PICAXE Primer, by Ron Hackett
Using the AxMate Power and Programming Adapter
In this month’s installment of the PICAXE Primer, we’re going to construct a simple “AxMate” adapter that provides all the necessary breadboard connections for powering and programming a PICAXE project.

The Design Cycle, by Fred Eady
ZeroG Goes USB
The ZeroG - PIC24FJ128GA006 Trainer project sparked quite a bit of Nuts & Volts reader interest.

Fundamentals For Beginners
How a Speaker Works
These experiments are provided by GSSTechEd.

Smiley’s Workshop, by Joe Pardue
Smileys Workshop: An AVR C Programming Series (Part 23)
AVR Memory — Part 1: Introduction.

Departments

Developing Perspectives
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