Congratulations, Michael Van Varenberg, you have won the free Arduino Uno. Mark from Hacktronics will be contacting you shortly for your shipping info. For those less lucky (this month), check out the starter kit which now includes the new Uno. The

The arduino is great for interfacing with sensors, but lacks the horsepower of a PC. One of the projects we are working on is a solar / wind data logger, and I’d like to save the results in a database

This sensor reminds me of an automotive mass airflow sensor. http://shop.moderndevice.com/products/wind-sensor – The Wind Sensor is a thermal anemometer based on a traditional technique for measuring wind speed. The technique is called the “hot-wire” technique, and involves heating an element

Want a pumpkin light that turns itself on at night, off during the day, and flickers like a candle? Here’s a great Halloween project. http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Pumpkin-Light-controlled-by-Arduino/ Become the Maker you were born to be. Try Arduino Academy for FREE!    

Using an Arduino for motion sensing is a fun project. It’s fairly inexpensive, and doesn’t require a high skill level. You can trigger an LED, an alarm, or even open a door. From Blue Smoke Labs: One of our best