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Nanpy

May 03, 2015 at 11:38AM Nanpy is a library that use your Arduino as a slave, controlled by a master device where you run your scripts, such as a PC, a Raspberry Pi etc. The main purpose of Nanpy is making programmers’ life easier, providing them a powerful library to create prototypes faster and make Arduino programming a game for kids. http://ift.tt/1bpLYRz

# ‘tis but a scratch | Python

As fragile as a soap bubble seems, these films have remarkable powers of self-healing. The animation above shows a falling water droplet passing through a soap film without bursting it. An important factor here is that the water droplet is wet–passing a dry object through a soap film is a quick way to burst it, as those who have played with bubbles know. The droplet’s inertia deforms the soap film, creating a cavity. If the drop’s momentum were smaller, the film could actually bounce the droplet back like a trampoline, but here the droplet wins out. The film breaks enough to let the drop through, but its cavity quickly pinches off and the film heals thanks to the stabilizing effect of its soapy surfactants. (Image credit: H. Kim, source)

Earth and Moon from Saturn

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Question: What effect does sleep deprivation have on learning, such as memorizing facts for a test? asked by anonymous Answer: The amount of sleep you get actually has a tremendous effect on your learning abilities. Sleep deprivation causes an inability to concentrate or pay...

Geos-1 being tested at ESTEC

A vintage view of ESA’s Geos-1 satellite being prepared for flight at ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands, which was launched 40 years ago this month.

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DIY USB Smartcard Lock (keyboard/mouse lock) controlled by phone-cards (by pcbheaven)

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Motor Skills Affected by Alcohol in E-Cigarettes

Some commercially available e-cigarettes contain enough alcohol to impact motor skills, a new Yale University School of Medicine study shows.

The research is in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. (full open access)