Year: 2008

Neural network sculpture looks like an electronics lab gone mad

Neural network sculpture looks like an electronics lab gone mad

Phil Stearns created “AANN” during only a 2 week residency at Amsterdam’s STEIM. “AANN” stands for “Analog Artificial Neural Network” and is a neural network installation consisting of 50 identical handmade sculptures that react to their immediate surroundings. Two microphones pick up sounds in the space while photocells detect light changes eventually triggering a chain […]

Electronic sewing kit

Electronic sewing kit

Aniomagic has a great electric sewing kit that lets you easily create your own conductive fabric switch that powers an LED sequin. The kit contains everything you need, even a battery, and is only $15. There are a bunch of great examples on the site too! The Electronic Sewing Kitâ„¢ is a set of materials […]

Full size Electric Plane

Full size Electric Plane

Electric cars, and conversion kits, can be found all over the Internet. But when was the last time you saw a full size electric plane? Yeah, me neither. This is not an RC toy, it’s a full size, human carrying, electric plane powered by an 18 kW, 25hp, brushed “industrial” motor. It flew for 48 […]

Parallel port logic analyzer

Parallel port logic analyzer

Adrian posted a step-by-step tutorial on how to build an inexpensive logic analyzer for your PC. He even has the schematics and software to download. Having an oscilloscope or simple logic analyzer can save you a lot of time when troubleshooting your electronics project. A logic analyzer is a like a recorder for digital signals. […]