A first hackteria workshop has been going on last week at NK, Berlin. First of all, it was great fun and we could get the project a big step further. go to the hackteria webpage for a detailed description. and see our pictures on flickr the topic of the workshop was to build your own little microscope using [...]
Read Full Post...June 6, 2009
For the last couple of years a colleague of mine Ken Gregory has been researching kites as sound instruments. What he has produced is an Aeolian Kite, the kite functions similarly to an Aeolian Harp or wind harp. Rather than having stretched strings vibrated by the blowing wind to produce sound, the sound is produced [...]
Read Full Post...June 5, 2009
Introduction to Chemical Engineering (E20) is an introductory course offered by the Stanford University Engineering Department. It provides a basic overview of the chemical engineering field today and delves into the applications of chemical engineering.
Read Full Post...June 5, 2009
A Fab Lab (Fabrication Laboratory) is a workshop with a range of flexible manufacturing and prototyping tools that can be used to make “almost anything”. The types of fabrication tools you might find in a Fab Lab include: * Laser, plasma, vinyl and water jet cutters * CNC machines - [...]
Read Full Post...June 4, 2009
Peter Blasser has an inspiring website detailing his experiments with paper circuits. There are a whole range of circuits he has designed that you can print out and assemble yourself. One interesting project is a series of interconnected modules called “Rollz-5”, a type of drum machine which creates organic rhythms out of geometrical forms. From his [...]
Read Full Post...June 2, 2009
Here’s a novel way to learn all about chemistry. The video is brought to you by the European Commission
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June 8, 2009
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