How-To: Tweeting Geiger Counter

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By Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson is a San Francisco-based creative technologist and Contributing Editor at MAKE. He’s the co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi and the author of Getting Started with BeagleBone.

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May 11th, 2011

Using a Netduino Plus and a Geiger counter kit, Fabien created a tweeting radiation monitor. You can check out the latest readings from the device (which is stationed in Seattle) or read through his detailed build instructions if you’d like to make your own. [via Adafruit]

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• DIY Geiger Counters Take Center Stage
• iGeigie, an iPhone-Connected Geiger Counter
• DIY Geiger Counters in Japan

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By Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson is a San Francisco-based creative technologist and Contributing Editor at MAKE. He’s the co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi and the author of Getting Started with BeagleBone.

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@MattRichardson

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