It takes just a few common components to build a simple wireless transmitter circuit like this one. The signal it produces can be picked up my AM radios within a few meters proximity. Experiment with different components, morse keyers, or even antennae design – classic electronics fun. – Wireless demo project [via] Related: HOW TO: […]
Lenore shares a clever tip from the vaults of evil mad science – What can you do with old wire-wrap sockets? Turn them into frogs. Flower frogs, that is, which are used for holding flower stems at a particular angle without the support of a vase edge to lean on. Lovely, conservational, charming even – […]
We’ve blogged about analog meter clocks before. This one uses three meters (for hours, minutes, and seconds) and is powered by Adafruit Arduino and an Ethernet Shield. A month or so ago, a friend of mine introduced me to the Arduino Board. It’s an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on a simple microcontroller. Add various […]
Two Industrial Electrical Technician students built this automated muffin-making machine. The video captions are in French and there are no details about the construction, but it’s still kind of cool to watch. Machine à Muffins Automatisée [via]
Susan Beal, CRAFT contributor and author of Bead Simple will show you how to make her Pink Floral Ribbon Choker on the Portland, OR TV show, AM Northwest. Her segment airs at 9:40am on Wednesday morning. Hopefully the rest of us will be able to catch Susan in action in the video segment online.
There was an interview with Clifford Saper, a professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Harvard Medical School, in last week’s Science Friday. The discussion was about a study which was just published in the journal Science about a second circadian clock in mammals that is driven by food availability. The research suggests that this second […]
This project explains how the Arduino can interface with I2C. Pretty nice description with a detailed how-to included at the link below. Arduino I2C Expansion I/O
