Percy L. Julian – African American History Month 2016 #BlackHistoryMonth

From blog.adafruit.com 7 years ago in Platforms Stores

Percy L. Julian wore many hats. He was a chemist, scientist, medical professional as well as a civil rights activist, Via Bio Percy Lavon Julian was born April 11, 1899, in Montgomery, Alabama, the grandson of former slaves. He attended school through the eighth grade but there were no high...

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John Park’s CircuitPython Parsec: List Filtering @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit #circuitpython

From blog.adafruit.com 7 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Get more (less?) out of lists with List Filtering! To learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.org

A Rustic Cabin Diorama Made Out of Matchsticks and Popsicle Sticks

From blog.adafruit.com 7 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Here is your maker visual ASMR for the day. Watch as a little cabin in the woods is constructed out of wooden sticks, styrofoam, bits of tree branches and bushes, sand, and other simple materials. The results are jaw-dropping.

Physical “Spambots” Housed in Spam Cans

From blog.adafruit.com 8 hours ago in Platforms Stores

How cool is this? Artist Neil Mendoza has created a little army of 4-key literal Spambots (bots in Spam cans) that collaborate with each other and a deep learning AI to type out an altered version of Aldous Huxley’s Brave...

Christmas Countdown Clock

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It doesn’t matter that it’s January, what matters is we’re less than 11 months away from the most wonderful time of the year. Henkeify shares his countdown clock on instructables.Recent studies have shown that we are happier when we have...

Moonshake – Stereoscopic Display System #piday #raspberrypi

From blog.adafruit.com 9 hours ago in Platforms Stores

A beautifully designed concept piece from @moonshke3d. The idea of this headset is to play 64-bit games in an immersive 3D display. More from Yanko Design:Is that an Atari VR headset!? No, but it could have been! Designed by Denmark-based...

New Products 1/25/2023 Featuring Adafruit ESP32-S2 Reverse TFT Feather! (Video)

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New Products 1/25/2023 Featuring Adafruit ESP32-S2 Reverse TFT Feather! (Video) Adafruit Metro Mini 328 V2 – Arduino-Compatible – 5V 16MHz – STEMMA QT / Qwiic (0:18) Woven USB A Cable with Magnetic Tips – Micro B, Type C, and iOS...

Subscribe to the Adafruit Youtube channel! #Youtube #AdafruitLearnSystem

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Are you subscribed to the Adafruit Youtube channel? If you’re not already subscribed, click here! http://adafru.it/subscribe . It’s a free and easy way to keep up with our newest episodes. Here’s some of what we’re up to. Electronics Show and...

What is a Fourier Transform?

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What is a Fourier transform? In the Adafruit Learn Guide FFT: Fun with Fourier Transforms, Tony DiCola write “At a high level the Fourier transform is a mathematical function which transforms a signal from the time domain to the frequency...

Unleashing the Power of Your Punch: Building a Boxing Glove Tracker

From blog.adafruit.com 13 hours ago in Platforms Stores

As a prior amateur boxer, I have always wanted to find a way to record and measure the strength and velocity of my punches. So, when I decided to put together my own project using Adafruit’s ESP32-S2 with TFT.I have...

A Skull Eyes Project #NeoPixels #ItsyBitsy

From blog.adafruit.com 14 hours ago in Platforms Stores

A couple of years ago, John picked up two plastic skull decorations in the post-Halloween sales. It occurred to him that they could become an interesting project.Adding some lights to their eyes with some fun effects was the plan. The...