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Ultrafast Camera - capturing light particles moving through space
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  Researchers at MIT’s Media Lab have developed an imaging system that can capture visual data at a rate of 1 TFPS. With such a speed of visual data acquision, the researchers were able to create virtual super-slow-motion videos of light particles traveling and scattering through space. The technique to create the videos relies on what’s called a streak camera. The complete virtual slow-motion movies are created by stitching together each scan

Hacked Typewriter with Magical Effects
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  Makezine in its blog reported that Yoonjo Choi has modernized her old typewriter by adding force sensors and monitor connectivity, so that her old photographs can now be flipped quickly through projection. The way in which her old photo displays on the monitor possesses a magical effect. The project draws attention to the photos in a way that a digital slideshow or picture frame cannot. The most amazing feature is that you can only see the photo

Rave Rover - Mobile LED Dance Floor
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This Rave Rover is a cool build and it is very well documented so you can see all the details of the system and how it was done. They are using a ton of high power RGB LED modules that can be controlled via SPI. The control of the LEDs is being done with an Arduino. Thanks to a very sturdy frame, some pneumatics and a few wheel chair motors

Playing Floppy Drive Music using a TI-83+ Calculator
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If you are done with university and are looking for a new use for your TI-83+ Calculator then look no further than this project. The guys over at Cemetech are Playing Floppy Drive Music using a TI-83+ Calculator. To make your own you will need to download mobileTunes and build the small circuit. “Inspired by other projects such as the Star Wars Imperial March played on two floppy drives and

DIY Stroboscope using a Three Phase DC Motor
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We have seen some Stroboscopes in operation before, for this  DIY Stroboscope that uses a Three Phase DC Motor which eLabs put together I think the actual stroboscope is the simpler part of the build. Since the project is using a three phase motor actually getting the motor to run is in my mind a huge part of the project. I love the reuse of computer related stuff in this

Criminals Can use Finger Heat to Steal Your ATM PIN Code
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I remember about 10 years ago the bank I was using changed the sequence of cash withdrawals, instead of giving the card back then the cash they started giving cash then the card. After withdrawing some money I was about 10 feet from the ATM before I realized that I didn’t have my card, when I turned around the next person in line was already on the withdraw cash screen.

Open 7400 Competition Results
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The Open 7400 Competition is over and the winner is…. Capacitive Sensing, the Hard Way! This is a project that is somewhat simple when done with a microcontroller but takes quite a bit of effort to pull off with 7400 chips. I think the winners are still trying to determine who wants what since I haven’t heard who is going to be awarded the three IR Jammer kits yet. “The