The Brooklyn Bridge: One of the most epic engineering feats in history

From blog.adafruit.com 2 years ago in Platforms Stores

Great, succinct video on the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, by Alex Gendler and TED-Ed.If you want to dive deep into the history, we recommend checking out Ken Burns’ documentary Brooklyn Bridge.In the mid-19th century, suspension bridges were collapsing all across Europe. Their industrial cables frayed and snapped under the...

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New Products 5/25/2022 Feat. Pogo Pin Probe Clip – 2×5 1.27mm Pitch SWD! @adafruit #adafruit #newproducts

From blog.adafruit.com 3 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Browse through all that’s new here!NEW PRODUCTS THIS WEEKRP-SMA to w.FL / MHF3 / IPEX3 Adapter: Most antennas have SMA or RP-SMA connectors on them, how are you going to connect them to your little RF module? This little cable...

The Great Blanton Bake-Off

From blog.adafruit.com 11 hours ago in Platforms Stores

The Blanton Museum of Art in Austin Texas holds a yearly contest where bakers recreate works of art.Established in 2020, the #BlantonBakeOff is a fun annual contest providing art lovers with the opportunity to recreate their favorite works of art...

New York 1920s in color [60fps, Remastered] w/added sound

From blog.adafruit.com 15 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Wow! NASS shared this video on Youtube!Fascinating (and rare) footage shot around New York City nearly 100 years ago, highlight a wide range of New York City icons and landmarks, from Times Square to Chinatown. Some, like the gothic Woolworth...

A Picture of the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole

From blog.adafruit.com 17 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Space aside for a moment, whenever the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, comes up the only thing I think is “wow that sounds like a delicious ice cream”. Call me food motivated… or maybe I just need to...

Lost Cities of the Amazon

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Smithsonian shares how mapping technology cuts through the canopy to identify ruins in the Amazon. So the team conducted airborne lidar mapping of six different areas, ranging in size from about 4 square miles to 32 square miles, for a...

Learning More about Proxima Centauri #SpaceSaturday

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Proxima Centauri is the closest star to our own Sol, even though it is not visible to the naked eye. Scientists are using microlensing to learn more about this low-light neighbor. Here’s more from Centauri Dreams:Here we’re in new terrain....

Creating a Dingy, Burned Out Cyberpunk Bar for Gaming #cyberpunk

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

On Tabletop Time, the team came together to create a cyberpunk bar for their ongoing REBOOT.EXE roleplaying game.I love the way they painted everything so drab and monochromatic, with pops of bright color and light effects to create the mood...

John Park’s CircuitPython Parsec: Setting Real Time Clock with NTP Timeserver @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit #circuitpython

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

Learn to set your board’s RTC (real time clock) with the NTP time server using CircuitPython. ESP32-S2 TFT Feather: https://www.adafruit.com/product/5300Learn more about CircuitPython

On the hour: CrowdSupply interviews Anne Barela on CircuitPython

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

3PM Eastern, Noon Pacific, 8PM UK live:On this week’s Teardown Sessions livestream CrowdSupply and Helen Leigh be talking with Adafruit’s Anne Barela about open source hardware and CircuitPython. Join us tomorrow at noon Pacific to ask questions and you might...

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...