You can thank Nikola Tesla for helping you read this. Before his harnessing of the energy of Niagara Falls, most electricity was transmitted via direct current. Tesla pioneered the use of alternating current that is used in our electric grid. Check into the documentary film excerpted above for more info and links.
Today marks the 153rd anniversary of the birth of a man who quite literally illuminated the world. Inventor of the radio, the AC power distribution system, the AC motor, wireless power transmission, the Tesla turbine, and a score of other technologies too numerous to list, Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856, in the […]
The members of ArcAttack send Birthday wishes to Nikola Tesla the best way they know – with crackling bolts of electricity. [Thanks Joe!] Consider that sentiment very much seconded! Happy 153rd B-day Nik! More: Tesla guitar High Voltage Tesla Coil Lost Knowledge: Save Tesla’s lab!
How could I resist something called “Blowing Up Cheese With Nitrous Oxide”? It’s a piece, in PopSci’s “Kitchen Alchemy” column (which, as an on-again/off-again geek foodied, I’ve started following), on aerating Brie with Nitrous to create delicious cheese foam (and you thought aerosol cheese was fun before!). I’m surprised there aren’t more of these sorts […]
Design News has an article and slide show piece on electric dragsters. The car pictured here is Mike Willmon’s electric Pinto, the Crazyhorse. The infamous Pinto gas tank (and the back seat) has been replaced with 848 lbs of lead-acid battery. The car is powered by two nine-inch diameter brush DC motors, coupled back-to-back. The […]
Josh Kopel, of Dorkbot Seattle, wrote in to tell us about the latest db event, called Frayed Wire. The event is a collaboration with the Youngstown Cultural Center and 911 Media Arts Center, a one-day conference, unconference, and workshop series. Check out their amazing roster of speakers and workshop presenters. Looks like a lot of […]
It’s a good thing that Limor and Phil of adafruit industries only use their powers for good. Otherwise, we’d all be in trouble. The dynamic hacking duo has just released a new comic book version of their awesome Citizen Engineer video, episode 1, on SIM card hacking. They’re printing the books on-demand at adafruit, limited […]
