I could see myself building one of these smoke ring generators. Too bad they need calm air to operate, I could imagine building some automated ones that would be great for ballparks, fairs, birthday parties… But it looks like if there was anything other than absolutely still air they would not operate as expected… Videos and more pictures after the jump. “Made from a discarded compost tumbler measuring 80 cm
How much cooling do we need? This looks more automotive than a computer part… “So you think that your computer may be “heating up†a bit too much? Doom 3 and Half Life 2 are renowned for intensely heating up your PC. Even if you don’t have those and you feel a bit too much heat roaming inside your box, you could get your worries deleted with this massive boy.
Is there any limit to how small circuits can get. It seems that whenever there is an obstacle a solution is found. Source: Electronic Products “Addressing the challenges in ever-shrinking ICs of maintaining functionality while consuming less energy in a smaller space, researchers at semiconductor solutions provider Infineon (Munich, Germany) have developed what is presented as the first complex circuit fabricated using 65-nm multigate FET (MGFET) technology. With a footprint
Want to be a DJ? You can go hands on with a modified Wiimote called the WiiJ. But when you get serious the Kuka industrial robotic DJ is the only way to go! Videos and more pictures after the jump. “The Juke Bot is a pair of Kuka industrial robots; each is surrounded by a set of platters (you know, vinyl LPs). The two bots act independently, deftly grasping an
Thinklabs has the first stethoscope where you might need to say “iPod not included” when showing pictures of it. Although the $495.00 version does come with a 2GB iPod. Think you could build your own? You probably could, here is a reference to use as a head start. “In a conventional stethoscope, the diaphragm vibration causes air pressure behind the diaphragm to change, which passes up the tubes as a
Hacked Gadgets friend FastMHz has been busy doing all sorts of experiments, and this crazy mad scientist has captured it on tape for our enjoyment! Not sure if all fingers and toes are still accounted for, I think I would be hiding (cowering) behind something solid for most of these tests. 🙂 After watching the video those wall mounted can crushers seem so useless, I want to crush cans using
Here is a list of 5 cool coil guns, either one would be fun to try out. Remember that coil guns can be dangerous, if you build one and shoot out your eye don’t say you weren’t warned.
