From the Build Your Own Microcontroller Projects site – a very handy and comprehensive collection of electronic DIY projects – comes the electronic distance meter. With summer upon us, many (begrudgingly) head to the gym, knowing that fewer layers of clothing mean you can’t always get away with that second piece of cake. And now, thanks to the electronic distance meter, ...
The team at online satirical science magazine, Null Hypothesis, the Journal of Unlikely Science, will be quite chuffed to hear their pride and joy is a finalist in this year’s Arena 02 X Entrepreneur of Year Award. 02’s partnership with Arena magazine acknowledges and celebrates entrepreneurs with a talent for cutting-edge innovation, creative vision and exceptional business drive. The Null ...
We found this Japanese baby translator in one of the ancient vaults on the Internet, so please indulge us as we walk down memory lane. And life really does seem to imitate art, if this gadget from Japan is any indication. Remember that episode of the Simpsons where Homer discovers he has a long-lost brother, called Herb, who was incredibly ...
Special effects designer Clive Mitchell‘s electric match controller is intended for producing small-scale special effects like a confetti rainstorm. An electric match is a common device for firing pyrotechnics on stage – it works by passing a current through a thin nichrome wire, which in turn ignites a surrounding bit of pyro compound that fires the main effect. Clive’s device ...
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