Electronic Design

Are micro:bits the Right Way to Teach STEM?

One million micro:bits are being delivered to British school children to help teach STEM, but is it the right way to do things? 1. One million 11- to 12-year-old students will receive this tiny ...
Electronic Design

Now Eyeing Global Adoption, micro:bit Wants to Turn All Kids into Inventors

After a year, where is micro:bit now? Where is it going? How will it get there? Why does it matter? Cultivating young innovators in the technology industry is of top importance for Zach Shelby, CEO of ...
Hackaday

Micro:bit

The Micro:bit is a fun microcontroller development platform, designed specifically for educational use. Out of the box, it’s got a pretty basic sound output feature that can play a single note at a ...
BBC

Seven outstanding Micro Bit projects

Children across the UK are belatedly getting their hands on the Micro Bit computer The Micro Bit - a small computer designed to power internet-connected projects - is being handed out to thousands of ...
BBC

Gladiators micro:bit challenge

Classrooms, ready! micro:bits, ready! The Gladiators micro:bit competition asked 7 – 11 year olds to invent a gadget to help the Gladiators be their best. The competition closed on the 6th December ...
BBC

Doctor Who and the micro:bit - Mission Decode

Hi again! The one and only MICROBIT at your service. You really helped us out last time – you made your own Sonic Gadget to help fend off the Dalek menace but we’re not much closer to saving the ...
EDN

32-bit MCUs integrate hardware security module

Microchip Technology Inc. offers a new family of PIC32CZ CA 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), providing designers with an easy path to integrate security functionality into their devices. The PIC32CZ CA ...