Simple UV Counterfeit-Money Detector
This simple project uses ultraviolet light to detect counterfeit $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 US bills.
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Labyrinth Video Game
This guide will teach you how to build and program your own accelerometer controlled maze game. It does assume a basic knowledge of soldering, breadboards, and programming in Arduino. by the end of this guide you should be able to make your own maze by editing the code and then solve it by tilting your […]
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Hands-Free Mouse
Make a mouse for your computer that uses only an Arduino, an accelerometer, and your head movement to move and click.
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Dodecahedron Speaker for Desktop 3D Printers
At normal listening distances, an array of twelve speakers arranged on the faces of a dodecahedron is a very good approximation of a point sound source, and the sound waves it produces are very close to perfectly spherical. A dodecahedron speaker can be a useful tool in acoustics research, and is definitely a fun toy […]
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Chess/Checker Board from Tile Remnants
My kids love to play chess/checkers with their colorful new boards made from remnant 12″x12″ marble! Duct tape is an amazing material. We made it easy to work with by adding aluminum foil before the cutting process. Spare coins can serve as checkers or chessboard pieces!
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Make: Compressed Air Rockets Kit
Building this rocket launcher is a breeze, and folks are always amazed at how it shoots reusable paper rockets 200–300 feet high. The launcher is made from PVC pipe. You pressurize its chamber to 75psi with about 18 strokes of a bicycle pump, then release all the pressure in a split second through an electric […]
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