Collaborate Disseminate
We’ve all got one: a blank space somewhere in our home that we don’t know what to do with. [James Miller] had one above his kitchen cabinets, so he filled …read more Continue reading Giant LED Matrix Fills Blank Space In The Kitchen
The rise of 3D printing has given us incredible things, from awesome tchotchkes to intricate chocolates to useful things like spare body parts. But none has been so vital to …read more Continue reading Time and Tide Are One Thing
Digital microscopes used to be something that only labs or universities might have, but as image sensor technology has progressed, the prices have fallen to the point that any classroom …read more Continue reading Printed Upgrades Improve Cheap Digital Microscope
The Las Vegas Sphere is a large building. It stands 112 meters high and 157 meters wide, and is covered in a full 54,000 square meters of LED displays. That’s …read more Continue reading Backyard LED Sculpture Inspired By Las Vegas Sphere
Lamps used to be things built to provide light with specific purpose, whether as reading lamps, desk lamps, or bedside table lamps. Now we just build them for the vibes, …read more Continue reading Minimalist LED Lamp Is Circular Beauty Incarnate
Beaded curtains are a pretty banal piece of home decor, unlikely to excite most interior design enthusiasts. Throw on some addressable LEDs, though, and you’ve got something eye-catching at the …read more Continue reading Why Are We Only Just Now Hearing About LED Beaded Curtains
Conway’s Game of Life has been the object of fascination for computer hobbyists for decades. Watching the generations tick by is mesmerizing to watch, but programming the data structure and …read more Continue reading Wooden CNC Sculpture Displays Conway’s Game of Life
Picture it. You’ve got a big roll of NeoPixels, but you have no idea how many are actually on the tape. Or you need to count how many WS2812B LEDs …read more Continue reading A Nifty Tool For Counting Neopixels
[michimartini] over on Hackaday.io loves playing with multivibrator circuits, and has come across a simple example of a ring oscillator. This is a discrete transistor RC-delay design utilizing five identical …read more Continue reading PentaBlinky – When One LED Is Not Blinky Enough
[ChrisMentrek] shares a design for a simple green LED signal light intended for experiments in “talking” to fireflies. The device uses simple components like PVC piping and connectors to make …read more Continue reading Got Fireflies? Try Talking To Them With a Green LED