These projects turn a Raspberry Pi into a practical home automation tool ...

Split-flap displays are a great, low-power way to display text to a wide audience. Compared to other display technologies ...

Lapse… so does this $25 Raspberry Pi Zero! Tiny, lightweight, and incredibly versatile. Mount it anywhere—from rooftops to ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — In an international collaboration, five Purdue students in Indianapolis took their talents overseas to design and build a World Cup-themed pinball machine, a news release said ...

The ESP32 keeps finding new jobs in my house.

Checking the weather and temperature without the use of traditional smartphone apps is always convenient, but SwitchBot has an answer to make it even more convenient: a 7.5-inch E Ink weather display ...

FARGO — Raspberry and almond are two of my son’s favorite flavors. He will be a college senior in the fall, and I expect that this may be one of his last full summers at home with us. I plan to fill ...

The National Weather Service in San Diego has introduced a new data bank on its homepage that makes it easy for the public to monitor changing temperatures and rainfall totals throughout its huge ...

Drought conditions have worsened across Iowa, though relief could arrive with rain expected May 14-19. The U.S. Drought Monitor offers a state-by-state tracking of drought conditions nationwide. New ...

When we think about the worsening drought across our area, we typically think about the fact that we have not had much rain. It's not just precipitation, though, that determines if we are in a drought ...

The last few weeks of rain have alleviated some drought conditions in Iowa, though some areas of the state are still experiencing a moderate drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor offers a state-by-state ...