I have spent at least an hour almost every day since the 80’s advancing my knowledge in electronics. Recently I brushed up my knowledge on LED fading secrets and attained something pleasant. Now, I’d ...

You can fade out and fade in the light of an LED automatically by using Arduino and a simple code that is described below. Even though the Arduino board cannot output variable voltage on its digital ...

Regular candles can be awfully boring at times. They can only produce one color and the flicker is so… predictable. They can’t even be controlled by an infrared remote control, not to mention the ...

What could be more fun than pushing dozens of little plastic pegs through a piece of black paper in order to create a pixelated, though colorful image? Well, I can think of quite a few things more ...

They last much longer, can be dimmed and produce light in a variety of colors. By Arlene Hirst This article is part of our Design special section about making the environment a creative partner in the ...