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Debra Ansell
Debra Ansell (geekmomprojects.com) studied physics and applied math before becoming a software engineer in the mid-90s. She quit to stay home with her 3 boys after the internet bust, then rediscovered her love of technology as a FIRST Lego League robotics coach. She has been making open source projects ever since.
Latest from Debra Ansell
11/12/2024
What's the best control board for your addressable LED project? These boards make animations easy.
06/12/2024
Build an illuminated, animated, tessellated tote using LED pebble lights and 3D-printed fabric.
05/08/2024
Running a makerspace can be challenging and expensive, but schools that do so often see rewards in increased student engagement,...
07/25/2023
“Squaring the circle” is a mathematical challenge as old as geometry itself. The “Cube Orb” LED sphere inverts that goal and...
03/08/2023
Maker and educator, Debra Ansell is my guest on this episode of Make:cast. She is obsessed with orbs– colorful, LED...
02/07/2023
Edge-lit displays typically consist of an etched sheet of acrylic, with one edge embedded in an opaque base containing a...
01/24/2023
It is a profoundly human compulsion to change our environment to suit ourselves, and the quarter-trillion-dollar US home décor industry...
12/23/2022
Working with “wireless” LEDs feels a bit like magic. These tiny LED assemblies can emit light without directly connecting to a...
11/07/2019
Light prefers to take the shortest path, but under the right conditions you can make it bend and bounce, generating...
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