Easy Wind DC Motor
Here is the latest version of the DC Motor project. Improvements over the last version are as follows. Commutator: This is a wound commutator that uses the same piece of...
Bark-B-Gone
Does your puppy bark excessively? This American Eskimo puppy sure likes barking. But don’t panic, there’s a solution! Bark-B-Gone! Actually the yogurt container isn’t actually stuck on his nose. It...
DIY Two Pole DC Motor
I worked on the Easy Motor kit for kids project today. I am hoping I can get something very simple that kids can snap or glue together to learn about...
DIY Electric Motor for Kids
My friend Bill Kuhl has been making electric motors from kits (among other things of interest to science teachers). The photo with the red wire is one of the kits...
Foam Planes
I made up this batch of Foam Squirrels for a group of kids in Montreal. I don’t sell these yet but I must say they are great flyers.
TV-B-Gone!
Mark, Michael, Doug and I worked on our wearable electronics project. It will have RGB LEDs, a microcontroller, sensors and infrared communications. Possibilities are endless. Here we are conducting a...
Social Badge
Mark, Michael and I are working on some badges for Nuit Blanche and possibly other events. With my background in social networks and related tools I want to give the...
Martin Creed
I went to see Martin Creed’s Work No. 202 “Half the air in a given space” (01 Feb 2013 – 01 Apr 2013 at the National Art Gallery). I was...
Perception
Voice of Fire I visit this painting often at the Canadian National Gallery. I enjoy this painting and I know a lot of people make remarks like “My kid could do...
Servos and Rainbow Cable
Everything I need has arrived for the billboard slat system. I got the 60 servos I ordered (plus the 20+ I already had on hand). Also some really cool rainbow...
Solar Phone Report
The Good: Seems one of the solar phone adopters is interested in going further than his phone. Sanjay is ready to take his cell phone, laptop and some of his...
Hello Kitty, Lynne Bruning
Check out this wonderful eTextile Hello Kitty! It was made by Lynne Bruning. She is into wearable and adaptive technologies. You can follow Lynne’s Twitter. See’s even made an Instructable....
Wheel Chair Ramp Challenge
I met a new friend at the lab open house last Wednesday. Chris was talking up an idea and was introduced to me as someone to discuss the challenge. Chris...
Solar Cell Phone
Today I worked on my solar cell phone project. The idea is to try and run my cell phone off the grid. Panel: 10W (34x20cm, 18V, .6A) Charge Control: 120W...
Sparrow Catapult Plane
Here are a few pictures of the Sparrow catapult plane designed by my friend Lloyd Shales. I really love this model. It’s a great kit that’s very easy to assemble....
LED Backlighting
My friend Anne-Marie makes stained glass and she made a nice piece for a recent show entitled Cave Gallus which is “Beware of the Rooster” in Latin. She had some back...
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