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PLAN C: HYJEIA: A Low-cost UV-C Unit

PLAN C: HYJEIA: A Low-cost UV-C Unit

  Two hours outside of Tokyo in Chiba prefecture is Hackerfarm, a hackerspace that applies technology to growing things like potatoes. Christopher Wang, better known as Akiba, is thinking that potatoes would feed a lot of people if food shortages result from COVID-19. The experiment is called Project Potatohead — A Farm-to-Foodbank Initiative. However, Akiba […]

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Simple Bike Upgrade: Glowing Wheels That Recharge Themselves

Simple Bike Upgrade: Glowing Wheels That Recharge Themselves

La Fabrique DIY creates glow-in-the-dark bicycle wheels that recharge themselves with UV LEDs and a smartphone power pack.

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Fiber Composite 3D Printing

Fiber Composite 3D Printing

Anyone that reads this site has probably heard of 3D printing, but the idea of printing fibers will be new to most. “The Bug” is a sort of composite fiber 3D printing machine. Instead of simply laying melted plastic (or other media) on top of itself, it lays fibers with a UV-cured resin on top […]

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That’s No Moon… That’s a Pumpkin!

That’s No Moon… That’s a Pumpkin!

With Halloween rolling around soon, it seems appropriate to feature a geek-tastic decoration such as this pumpkin made to look like the Death Star.

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Graphic Novel With Thought Bubbles Visible Only Under UV

Graphic Novel With Thought Bubbles Visible Only Under UV

What a clever gimmick! SVK is written by Transmetropolitan author Warren Ellis, illustrated by Matt Brooker, and published in “collaboration” with London-based design studio BERG (whatever that means). £10 plus shipping gets you the book and a small UV-LED flashlight for viewing the thought bubbles. [via adafruit]

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