Day: April 9, 2010

Bobbing naval generator runs “eternally” on ocean’s heat

Bobbing naval generator runs “eternally” on ocean’s heat

SOLO-TREC is outfitted with a series of tubes full of waxy phase-change materials. As the float encounters warm temperatures near the ocean’s surface, the materials expand; when it dives and the waters grow cooler, the materials contract. The expansion and contraction pressurizes oil, which drives a hydraulic motor. The motor generates electricity and recharges the batteries, which power a pump. The pump can change the float’s buoyancy, allowing it to move up and down the water column.

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Photos from the Green Up Scraptacular

Tiffany Threadgould of RePlayGround reports in with photos from last night’s Green Up Scraptacular at Terracycle’s Port Authority Green Up shop in NYC. Above is tiffany wearing a a Target plastic bag dress with a workshop participant who made a party hat from a cereal box and refashioned her t-shirt with Megan Nicolay of Generation […]

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Announcing Make:Hou, Houston’s newest Make City group!

Announcing Make:Hou, Houston’s newest Make City group!

Calling all Houston Makers! We’re excited to announce the first meeting of Make:Hou, a new Make city group based in Houston. The meeting will take place on Thursday, May 6th, at the Kendall Library & Community center. From their flier: We Welcome Artists, Engineers, Musicians…People who MAKE! See guest speaker Patrick Hood-Daniel, author of “Build […]

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Soft circuits class at NYC Resistor this Saturday

Soft circuits class at NYC Resistor this Saturday

If you’re in NYC this weekend, check out Raphael Abrams’ soft circuit class at NYC Resistor. There are a few spots left! Learn to make soft, flexible and washable electronic circuits embedded right into common textiles! We’ll cover conductive thread, waterproof circuitry, embedded sensors and tactile feedback. Everyone leaves with enough basic knowlege to level-up […]

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The Periodic Table of Imaginary Elements

The Periodic Table of Imaginary Elements

Russell Walks wrote in to share his Periodic Table of Imaginary Elements poster, which details 122 made-up elements ranging from Superman’s Kryptonite to Star Trek’s Corbomite to Futurama’s Crapcrapium.

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