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Microbial Bioreactor

“An open microbial bioreactor for growing cultures of about 1L. Story We are building an open source, benchtop, batch bioreactor to optimise yield of enzymes producing recombinant proteins for molecular biology such as Taq polymerase or for cell-free extract production …

Mini 2-player Arcade From an Old Laptop and Ikea Chopping Boards.

“I love retro gaming. All those old arcade machines and consoles were just so much fun. I’d love my own arcade machine but I simply don’t have the space. Playing with a gamepad through a console on the …

MIT engineers fly first-ever plane with no moving parts

“The silent, lightweight aircraft doesn’t depend on fossil fuels or batteries. Since the first airplane took flight over 100 years ago, virtually every aircraft in the sky has flown with the help of moving parts such as propellers, turbine …

Monitor Your Energy Bills via Modbus

“Connect a Modbus energy meter to an Arduino and monitor power consumption via Home Assistant. Story If you really want to make your home smarter, you’ll probably want start from your monthly bills (i.e. energy, gas, etc…). As …

Mug-O-Matic Tiny CNC Drawing Robot

“Mug-O-Matic is a toy 3-axis Tiny CNC drawing robot that can customize coffee mugs! This capable little robot can draw anything you want via manual control, bluetooth, calculated algorithms, & even g-code. So you can enjoy your custom mug creation, then …

NASA, Northrop Grumman Launch Space Station, National Lab Cargo

“Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with about 7,400 pounds of cargo after launching at 4:01 a.m. EST Saturday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern …

NE555 ON OFF Touch Switch Circuit

“Touch Switch Circuit In this project guide, we’re building barely Switch Circuit mistreatment NE 555 IC. As you recognize, NE/SE 555 could be an extremely popular timer IC with multiple applications in several comes. barely switch is essentially …

New algorithms to predict power grid impacts from hackers, earthquakes and - squirrels?

“What would it take for an entire American city to lose power? What circumstances and failures in the electrical grid’s infrastructure would lead to a dramatic, long-term blackout? And what weak points could utility companies invest in to help …

New Materials: Growing Polymer Pelts

“Polymer pelts made of the finest of fibers are suitable for many different applications, from coatings that adhere well and are easy to remove to highly sensitive biological detectors. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) together with scientists in …

New prosthetic technology lets you control artificial arms as your own biological limb

“In a recent paper published on Journal of Neural Engineering, researchers at the University of Twente (NL), in cooperation with Imperial College London (UK) and University of Aalborg (DK) have presented a radically new technology that enables upper-limb amputees to …