We are expecting some outages while we perform some upgrades. Shouldn't be longer than a few hours, starting at 8pm MST May 6.
Keep warm! What else can I say... This is the season of thermosocks, spice chai, frozen windshields and many layers. For those who are not hibernating just yet, here's a weekly dose of entertainment:
Bioluminescent Bacteria Lamp I want one! Hopefully no bacteria were hurt in this lighting experiment, and they were all paid accordingly before being let go home into the Mediterranean. (By Teresa van Dongen, via TheFoxIsBlack) |
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Glowy Zoey Costume version 2.0 Simple as a stick person and brilliant as RGB LEDs idea, also reacts to sound. Video |
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Ferrofluid as Album art Ferrofluid can be strikingly psychedelically beautiful too. Especially if given some color. (Via Laughing Squid) |
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Wax Motors A comprehensive teardown of a wax motor. (Via Hackaday) |
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An Aerial Laser Display Seems a little seizure-inducing at the moment, but looks like it has big potential. (Via Colossal) |
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LED Wood Clock Wish it was shown with the lights off/at night.. (Via Imgur) |
We are expecting some outages while we perform some upgrades. Shouldn't be longer than a few hours, starting at 8pm MST May 6.
Here's a few links to a workshop spear-headed by ScottyDogma in Vancouver, B.C. Some impressive work done using servos, BIOBug motors, some wooden spacer blocks and lots of soldering! Nice job, guys. Pics and movies: http://www3.telus.net/dogmabots Full Size (1344 x 1008, 500-700K) http://www.davehylands.com/VRC-BEAM-Workshop/index.html Half-Size (672 x 504, 100-150K) http://www.davehylands.com/VRC-BEAM-Workshop/Thumb-B/index.html
We've got confirmation from the Santa Fe Art Institute that they are indeed handling the registration. Contact Brandy at (505) 424 5050 for registration details, or email her at info@sfai.org. Remember, this will most likely be the last hurrah for the event on May 3-6, 2001, so come now, or never again! Read More...
Freezer Burn is an Alberta Regional Burning Man celebration annually creating a temporary community out on the prairie. A few of us here at Solarbotics attend, and having access to all of the neat technology, we make an effort to bring special projects to the festival. Lit up projects work well since the event is outdoors […]
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