The aims of the project were to: a) Reduce the noise level b) See if I could do it I was not looking to lower the temperature to improve the stability. Ive heard reports in forums of the 360 overheating but I have not noticed this myself. read more | digg story
Aaron Mavrinac has mad skills when it comes to soldering. “So I built a funky alarm clock out of an old Nintendo console. Why? Because I was at Value Village with my girlfriend and my sister, and while they were browsing through miles of clothing the only thing of interest I could find were two broken Nintendo units without paddles, and I had to do something with them.” read more | digg
Looking for an interesting LED project? Why not make an LED Throwie… LED Throwies are an inexpensive way to add color to any ferromagnetic surface in your neighborhood. An LED, a battery, some tape, a magnet and lots of fun! Total cost would be under a dollar each and they seem to gaining popularity. Check out this cool video of them in action! read more | digg story
The Superpositioned site has an interesting article about making a battery out of some pennies, an ice cube tray and a few paper clips. The battery is shown powering an LED. “In order to turn pennies into batteries, another electrode and an electrolyte are needed. In this case, dimes (zinc) are used as the positive electrodes and salt water is used an electrolyte. Copper wire, galvanized nails, and lemon juice
So you say you want to build a server farm? Take a look at this one! Hey whatever works right… Source: Digg
Ulyanovsk State University Professor Oleg Gadomsky has recieved a Russian patent for an “INVISIBILITY CLOAK” — a method for making things INVISIBLE. read more | digg story
A sculpture by a MIT PhD student that uses a special wirelessly powered bulb. “Lightbulb explores two phenomena I find interesting, the stabilization of unstable systems using feedback, and wireless power transmission. Feedback systems often levitate objects, stabilize inverted pendulums, and the like. Wireless power transmission has been around since Tesla’s invention a century ago, although it is still not widely utilized. I wanted to explore these effects together.” read
