Star Wars and Dwight K. Schrute Dolls
Fried Gold on Craftster has been making some adorable dolls. Pictured above are some dolls from Star Wars and a Dwight K. Schrute from The Office.
Year: 2008
IC golden legs
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Bengt-re submitted this photo of a vintage integrated circuit, the MC7476P to be precise. The gold contacts were used to ensure the best surface conductance when the chip was seated in its socket … either that or this is one classy “Dual J-K Flip-Flop” – MC7476P with golden legs […]
HOWTO – make a serial port IR receiver
Alessio Sangalli has been maintaining a guide for a few years that shows you how to create a serial port IR receiver from scratch and use it in both Windows and Linux. Her design is pretty slick since, as you can see from her photo above, the whole package fits neatly inside a standard 9 […]
Robots engage in mating and marking activities
This robot uses a Lego RCX CPU for processing and marks all areas of a space that exhibit high EMF noise. A second robot moves around as well but attempts to avoid everything that was marked by the first robot. As a lesson in avoidance, their activities mirror the typical human mating pattern Automous Behavior
Solar recorder version 2.0 makes it easy to be green
Here’s some information on the second version of the solar recorder. The new version of the Solar recorder includes the real-time clock (RTC) DS1307 for time stamping and the DC amplifier for pyranometer sensor. Solar Recorder, via ElectronicsLab.com
Giant video wall conserves energy
This large-scale video or “zero-energy” wall from China is also a form of “dynamic architecture” that integrates hardware and software into the building’s facade. Check out the video for the full effect of this structure, although you might be confused while trying to drive by. via Inhabitat
Milk crate briefcase
I’m not sure if this briefcase makes it look like you’re carrying something very special or what, but the BriefCrate sure is neat lookin’. Via Milk Crate Digest.