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Homemade Christmas jumper | Arduino and RGB LEDs

In this project I did a Christmas jumper with rgb LEDs, this can also be a creative clothing project or whatever you want, it ...
Science Daily

Shedding light on why blue LEDS are so tricky to make

Scientists have uncovered the mystery of why blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are so difficult to make, by revealing the complex properties of their main component -- gallium nitride -- using ...
CNET

I Found Out Why Our LED Bulbs Burn Out So Early. No, You Don't Need a New Fixture

It turns out the "10-year lifespan" printed on your LED box is often a total fantasy. I spent years falling for the marketing, only to end up standing on a ladder every six months replacing bulbs that ...
Science Daily

Scientists mimic fireflies to make brighter LEDs: New bio-inspired coating that increases LED efficiency by 55 percent

The nighttime twinkling of fireflies has inspired scientists to modify a light-emitting diode (LED) so it is more than one and a half times as efficient as the original. Researchers studied the ...
Electronics Weekly

Simulating a flame on the Arduino MKR RGB Shield

This one tickles me for some reason - a flame simulation using the Arduino MKR RGB Shield. And that's about it really - all you need is the shield and an Arduino board to plug it directly into, such ...