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March 14, 2017
Magnetic storage reaches the atomic level
The magnetic field of a single atom is read and written, but it's not very stable (Via ArsTechnica)
Magnificent Cardboard Airships by Jeroen van Kesteren
Beautifully crafted and intricate fantastic ships made of cardboard (Via Colossal)
Google X Levi's touch-sensitive denim jacket
Embedded conductive threads make it touch and gesture sensitive (Via DesignBoom)
Spirited Away Piggy Bank
Functional and generally awesome (Via Geek.com)
Amoeba-Like Robot Programmed With DNA
A molecular robot composed entirely of biological and chemical components that moves like a cell and is controlled by DNA (Via IEEESpectrum)

 

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February 13, 2004
Closed Monday

We're closed for the Alberta Monday "Family Day" Holiday. See you Tuesday!

April 9, 2010
Weekend Tidbits

Being April in Calgary, it should come as no surprise to any of you that yesterday we had a lovely blizzard which melted and froze, coating everything in a delicious layer of ice. This, of course, is somehow connected to the fact that Solarbotics El Presidante, Dave, is currently in Las Vegas where it is […]

May 27, 2019
Exciting New Product - Cyber:bot - Robot...

 The cyber:bot robot adds a tangible hardware dimension to Python-focused computer science, CTE and cybersecurity programs.  The cyber:bot robot puts the BBC micro:bit module on the Parallax small robot form factor that's a proven STEM success in classrooms from middle school into college, leveraging the add-ons available for this chassis. A user-transparent onboard Propeller Multicore […]

September 13, 2005
SCC3733 Solarcell hacking

Here's a tip submitted by Rick Steenblik regarding hacking our SCC3733 for less voltage, but more current: After using your SCC3733 solar cells for a couple of bots I noticed that they can be altered to provide about 3.3v at 80ma (in full sun) by cutting the bus connector on the back to electrically separate […]

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