Instrumentation News
Making the Modern Do-It-Yourself Biology Laboratory (video) by Aaron Saenz August 3rd, 2010 (from: http://singularityhub.com/2010/08/03/making-the-modern-do-it-yourself-biology-laboratory-video/) Could a bio lab be coming to a garage near you? There was a time when only scientists used computers. Now systems that are thousands of times more powerful are available to nearly...
The Hologram Kit – Not From a Galaxy Far, Far Away: " I don’t know how old most of you were when Star Wars came out, but I’m sure most of you saw it. Does everyone remember the scene where Chewbacca and R2-D2 play that holographic chess game? Well, now you can make your own holograms with the help of this innovative kit. It seems like some kits have been around for a little while, but...
Shooting photos in low light conditions is always a challenge, no matter how you look at it. Of course, having a good quality camera with high ISO capability goes some way in helping, but it still isn’t going to capture everything in full detail unless the flash is turned on. What do you do then? Here is where the Midnight Shot NV-1 Night Vision Camera comes in to help. We are proud to say...
The 4313 has landed.: " One of our all-time favorite chips is the ATtiny2313. It's a little 20-pin AVR microcontroller that we've used in dozens of projects, including our high tech holiday decorations, some of our coolest pumpkins, our (digital) Larson Scanner, and some wacky papercraft-- to name a few. It's one of those few chips that we used often enough to justify a custom breakout board....
DIY Electronic Watering System: "   I love plants but they tend to die when in my care because I forget to water them. I know that the plant needs a shot of water every now and then but I still forget, there has been some helpful electronic plant monitoring systems made, even systems that let your plants tweet to you. But this DIY Electronic Watering System from Deddies Lab is more up my...
Nikon's 36x COOLPIX superzoom breaks cover: " Bringing distant subjects into sharp focus has just received a COOLPIX boost with the announcement of the P500 from Nikon. The 12.1 megapixel camera features a whopping 36x zoom lens, hybrid vibration reduction technology and a vari-angle high resolution display. It can shoot full high definition movies and sports a number of useful scene modes to...
Arrays of Tiny Cameras Can Shoot Pics, Then Re-Focus Them After the Fact: " Pelican's Camera Array Pelican Imaging Light-field photography could also make slimmer, sharper cell-phone cams It might seem like the problem with cell phone cameras stems from packing an imaging apparatus into such a small space. But California startup Pelican Imaging wants to up your cell phone's image quality by...
Okii's USB Follow Focus for Canon EOS filmmakers: " With the Okii Systems USB Follow Focus, photographers and videographers can remotely control their Canon EOS HD DSLRs. The compact remote device uses Canon’s built-in USB capability to operate many camera functions including focus (even while recording video), record start/stop, shutter release, and more. Built in a rugged, compact case,...
Whole Lotta Arduino Going On: " The Arduino microcontroller has sure been getting a lot of lovin’ around here recently. First we released MAKE Volume 25, featuring tutorials and projects centered on this popular open source platform, then we did our first episode of our new streaming web show and tell, Make: Live, on Arduino, and then editor-at-large, Phillip Torrone launched his new...
Talking Plant Project: "   We recently featured the DIY Electronic Watering System which used technology take care of your plant for you but what if you still want to be involved but just need some reminders to keep your plants alive? Have a look at the Talking Plant Project that jeff-o made called The Plant Whisperer. We have all heard that talking to your plants is good for them but I...
Glass block LED display at Hive 13: " The fine hackers at Cincinnati, OH hackerspace Hive 13 recently finished up their glass block display LED sign, which is mounted in an outside window at their space. I got to see a preview of the project when I visited last fall, and was impressed with their method for mounting lights on a frame made from PVC pipe. PVC is cheap, lightweight, and machines...
Rob's laser microscope build: " Rob Cruickshank built this sweet laser microscope based (at least partly, I presume) on my recent project. There are more pics in Rob's Flickr set, including one of the custom screw-fitting he made to hold down the momentary switch on his laser pointer. Rob also reports that water squeezed from an aquarium filter is an excellent source of microfauna-rich...
New in the Maker Shed: Netduino Plus: " Software, meet hardware. The Netduino Plus from the Maker Shed is an open source electronics platform using the .NET Micro Framework. The board features a 32-bit microcontroller and a rich development environment, making it a perfect solution for engineers and hobbyists alike. The Netduino Plus includes all hardware features of regular Netduino along...
I have been using this little vise since my interest in electronics was sparked by Make and Hackaday.com. Before I was just using the standard two-arm alligator-clip and magnifying glass holder from Xacto. The Panavise is much more stable, adjustable and appropriate for breadboard soldering. It has the little grooves on the arms that your board can slip right into and a nice heavy base which...
We asked MAKE illustrator Damien Scogin to create some drawings so that folks could better understand the functioning of the basic robot plant design we're using in the Micochip/Energizer Make It Last Build Series, Project #2: The Robot Plant. As we've said, you don't have to make yours this way, this is just one idea, the one we're using in our build. We've already gotten some cool...
Bench Cookies: " I discovered Bench Cookies at the Rockler woodworking store more than a year ago. Billed as 'work grippers,' they have smooth plastic sides and textured rubber surfaces on top and bottom. You just place them under objects you're sanding, sawing or painting to hold the object in place. There's no clamping or screwing involved. They're amazing. Wood chips and dust have no effect -...
Nebulophone – A Miniature Arduino Powered Synth: " By Andrew Liszewski You can compare this Nebulophone to the Stylophone that was re-released a few years ago, but that’s not really doing it justice. They can both be used to produce some retrorrific electronic music, but the Nebulophone is built on an Arduino so it’s compact and, well I’m just going to come out and say...
How-To: Sensor Tutorial -- IR remote receiver-decoder tutorial: " Nice tutorial from Ladyada, she writes - Here is a new SENSOR TUTORIAL! IR detector Make remote controls and listeners Making an Intervalometer, Read IR commands from an Apple remote, use for your projects and more!. What is an IR detection sensor? IR detectors are little microchips with a photocell that are tuned...
Cell phones and spectroscopy in the classroom CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois chemistry professor Alexander Scheeline wants to see high school students using their cell phones in class. Not for texting or surfing the Web, but as an analytical chemistry instrument. Scheeline developed a method using a few basic, inexpensive supplies and a digital camera to build a...

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