Mouser Now Offers The Powerful Open Source UDOO x86 SBC
We spoke about the UDOO Kickstarter campaign just over a year ago . From this month, the powerful x86 single board computers are available on Mouser.com. https://www.open-electronics.org/mouser-now-offers-the-powerful-open-source-udoo-x86-sbc/

Arduino Create is now available on Chrome OS devices
The new Arduino Create Chrome App enables students and other users to write code, access tutorials, configure boards, and share projects. Designed to provide a… https://www.open-electronics.org/arduino-create-is-now-available-on-chrome-os-devices/

Digilent OpenScope: Open-Source PICMZ All-in-One Instrumentation Device
The OpenScope MZ is a portable multi-function programmable instrumentation module. It is a device that connects to a computer (through Wi-Fi or a USB cable)… https://www.open-electronics.org/digilent-openscope-open-source-picmz-all-in-one-instrumentation-device/

Open Source Parral Dev Board Now on Kickstarter
Anyone searching for a way to get started learning the wonderful world of electronics, may be interested in a new breadboard friendly development board which… https://www.open-electronics.org/open-source-parral-dev-board-now-on-kickstarter/

Will Healthcare Inequality Cause Genetic Diseases to Disproportionately Impact the Poor?
Today in America, if you are poor, you are also more likely to suffer from poor health. Low socioeconomic status—and the…
http://gizmodo.com/will-healthcare-inequality-cause-genetic-diseases-to-di-1796996231

Every Voting Machine at This Hacking Conference Got Totally Pwned
A noisy cheer went up from the crowd of hackers clustered around the voting machine tucked into the back corner of a casino conference…  http://gizmodo.com/every-voting-machine-at-this-hacking-conference-got-tot-1797368945

Alphabet is using salt and antifreeze to store power from wind farms
The latest from Alphabet’s experimental X division ? A storage solution for renewable energy. Code named “Malta,” the system uses tanks of salt…  https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/31/google-alphabet-salt-antifreeze-power-storage/

Watch A Pod Race Through the Hyperloop for the First Time Ever
The future sounds a bit like a witch crying over a dead cat. That spooky wail is the sound hyperloop makes—at least, the version of the high-speed… https://www.wired.com/story/hyperloop-one-test-pod-video/

Bitcoin split in two, here’s what that means
All eyes were on bitcoin on Tuesday as the digital currency split in two. After ongoing debates over how to scale the digital currency called bitcoin, some… http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/01/technology/business/bitcoin-cash-new-currency/index.html

First US Crispr-Edited Embryos Suggest Superbabies Won’t Come Easy
Last week, when a British reporter broke the news that American scientists had used Crispr to edit the first human embryos on US soil , he wasted no time in…  https://www.wired.com/story/first-us-crispr-edited-embryos-suggest-superbabies-wont-come-easy/

How time-series databases help make sense of sensors
Infrastructure environments’ needs and demands change every year and systems become more complex and involved. But all this growth is meaningless if we don’t… https://opensource.com/article/17/8/influxdb-time-series-database-stack

DJI and 3D Robotics team up for business-focused drone tools
For all their hobbyist applications, like photography and videography , drones are still primarily commercial tools . Thus, 3DR’s… https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/01/3dr-dji-partnership/

These Stylish Tattoos are Actually Super-Thin Wearable Electronic Devices to Monitor Health
With the latest development in wearable electronics, scientists are closer to getting rid of traditional big and bulky medical equipment which involves pasting… http://www.industrytap.com/stylish-tattoos-actually-super-thin-wearable-electronic-devices-monitor-health/43371

The Loyal Engineers Steering NASA’s Voyager Probes Across the Universe
In the early spring of 1977, Larry Zottarelli, a 40-year-old computer engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, set out for Cape Canaveral,… https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/magazine/the-loyal-engineers-steering-nasas-voyager-probes-across-the-universe.html

Chicago police see less violent crime after using predictive code
Law enforcement has been trying predictive policing software for a while now, but how well does it work when it’s put to a tough test?…  https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/06/chicago-police-see-less-crime-after-predictive-code/

You can confuse self-driving cars by altering street signs
While car makers and regulators are mostly worried about the possibility of self-driving car hacks , University of Washington… https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/06/altered-street-signs-confuse-self-driving-cars/

Lockheed Martin previews a future of tiny space telescopes
Current space telescopes are… big . You can’t really avoid it given the need for giant lenses and bulky sensors. Lockheed Martin wants…https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/06/lockheed-martin-spider-photos/

Here’s Every Hyperloop One Route Proposed For The U.S.
Hyperloop is still exactly what it was when Elon Musk revealed the concept several years back: an idea. But one of the main companies… http://jalopnik.com/hyperloop-one-is-ready-to-start-tests-heres-every-propo-1794082345