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The Latest in Microcontrollers: 11 Cutting-Edge Boards That Are Driving Diversity

The Latest in Microcontrollers: 11 Cutting-Edge Boards That Are Driving Diversity

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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In the last year and a half, we’ve seen an explosion of new boards, and there doesn’t appear to be any reason to expect the trend to slow down in the near future.

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How and Why Your Startup Should Consider Onshore Manufacturing

How and Why Your Startup Should Consider Onshore Manufacturing

Alex Frommeyer

By Alex Frommeyer

Alex Frommeyer

Alex Frommeyer is the co-founder and CEO of Beam Technologies and CEO of Uproar Labs, an Internet of Things R&D firm. An engineer based in Louisville, Alex is obsessed with the Internet of Things, digital health, data science, the maker movement, and startups.

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It has become cool to build things again, and more companies are trying to manufacture their ideas stateside.

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World’s Fastest Man: How I Built Bionic Boots

World’s Fastest Man: How I Built Bionic Boots

Keahi Seymour

By Keahi Seymour

Keahi Seymour

Originally from Solihill, England, Keahi Seymour tends bar in San Francisco, but his passion is design and inventing. Someday, he wants to leverage these skills to build a low-cost, portable, water distillation and purification device for developing nations.

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Ever since I was 12 years old, I’ve been dreaming of one day dropping into the African savanna and running with cheetahs. I built the Bionic Boots simply because I wanted that experience.

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How Your Failed Project Made You a Better Maker

How Your Failed Project Made You a Better Maker

Forrest M. Mims III

By Forrest M. Mims III

Forrest M. Mims III

Forrest M. Mims III (forrestmims.org), an amateur scientist and Rolex Award winner, was named by Discover magazine as one of the “50 Best Brains in Science.” His books have sold more than 7 million copies.

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My DIY wearable gadget never sold — but it led to my first article, a kit company, and a career in electronics and science. Here’s how a failure became a springboard to success.

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