Condensed Matter Physics

Zigbee/Z-Wave/WiFi Tremble Together! Three Major Advantages of the Matter Protocol Disrupt Industry Standards

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Zigbee/Z-Wave/WiFi Tremble Together! Three Major Advantages of the Matter Protocol Disrupt Industry Standards

The Matter protocol is the ultimate next-generation smart home protocol. But how does it compare to other protocols like Zigbee, Z-Wave, and WiFi? What advantages and disadvantages does it bring? Let’s explore in this article: Smart home protocols refer to the guidelines and regulations for transmitting information between internet-connected appliances and devices. Although some protocols … Read more

Zigbee, Z-Wave, or Thread? What You Need to Know Before Buying Smart Home Devices

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Zigbee, Z-Wave, or Thread? What You Need to Know Before Buying Smart Home Devices

If you are building a smart home, you may feel confused: Zigbee, Z-Wave, or Thread? The answer is actually quite simple—if in doubt, choose Matter. Building a smart home requires learning a lot of new terminology, which can understandably be daunting. How do people differentiate between terms like Zigbee, Z-Wave, and Thread? Fortunately, this is … Read more

Development Demonstration Video – Arduino Matter Occupancy Sensor over Thread

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Development Demonstration Video - Arduino Matter Occupancy Sensor over Thread

This development demonstration video utilizes the Arduino Nano Matter Board and the SR602 PIR sensor to create a Matter over Thread occupancy sensor, showcasing how to set up a routine in the Amazon Alexa application to turn lights on and off when the occupancy state changes. Another version of the code runs solely on the … Read more

The Rise of Matter: A Unified Standard for Smart Home Technology Supported by Apple and Huawei

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The Rise of Matter: A Unified Standard for Smart Home Technology Supported by Apple and Huawei

Want to be the leader in smart home technology? Matter has big ambitions. Author | Yunpeng Editor | XinyuanWhat is a smart home? It is one of the hottest tracks in the tech industry today. What is “Matter”? If you are not a professional in the field, you might find it quite unfamiliar.But it is … Read more

The Major Shift in Smart Home Protocols: Will Zigbee Fade into History?

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The Major Shift in Smart Home Protocols: Will Zigbee Fade into History?

☝ Click on the above “Smartlabs”, and follow us 1. The Shift from Fragmentation to Unification in Smart Home Protocols 1.1 Three Technological Revolutions Reshaping the Industry Landscape The birth of the Zigbee protocol in 2003 was like injecting the first stream of vitality into smart homes. Its low-power characteristics based on the IEEE 802.15.4 … Read more

Matter Protocol vs Zigbee Protocol

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Matter Protocol vs Zigbee Protocol

In the rapidly evolving field of smart home technology, understanding the protocols that power your devices is crucial. The two major players in this field are the Matter protocol and the Zigbee protocol. Both protocols aim to make your smart home more interconnected and efficient, but they achieve this in different ways. In this comprehensive … Read more

Two Major Changes in the Overseas Smart Home Sector in 2025: Connectivity and Ecosystem

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Two Major Changes in the Overseas Smart Home Sector in 2025: Connectivity and Ecosystem

Recently, A Liang discovered two significant changes in the overseas smart home sector. The first is that major overseas smart home brands are accelerating the deployment of Matter products. The second is that one of the ecosystem platforms, Google, is showing a trend of withdrawing from the smart home hardware layout and focusing more on … Read more

Understanding Sensors in Physics: Principles and Examples

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Understanding Sensors in Physics: Principles and Examples

1. Working Principle of Sensors A sensor is a device that converts non-electrical quantities into electrical quantities. The non-electrical quantities sensed typically include pressure, temperature, displacement, concentration, speed, pH, etc. The output is usually an electrical quantity, such as voltage, current, or charge. These output signals are very weak and usually need to be amplified … Read more

Understanding Spin-Orbit Coupling in 3d Transition Metal Oxides

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Understanding Spin-Orbit Coupling in 3d Transition Metal Oxides

The core of solid-state physics is band theory, which categorizes the crystal world into two types: “insulators” and “conductors.” To fill the gap for semiconductor applications at room temperature, the concept of “semiconductors” was added. This knowledge is now taught in secondary schools, indicating that band theory has established its foundation.^_^. Of course, band theory … Read more

Oscilloscope Principles for High School Students

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Oscilloscope Principles for High School Students

[Title] The motion of charged particles in an electric field is a key and challenging topic in electric field problems. This part integrates knowledge of kinematics, Newton’s laws, curved motion, and energy, making it an excellent question to assess students’ comprehensive abilities. The principle of the oscilloscope is a typical problem within this content, and … Read more