Collaborate Disseminate
We’re always a fan of an interesting or unique clock build around here, which often use intricate pieces of technology to keep time such as weights and gears, crystal oscillators, …read more Continue reading Precise Sundial Tells Time to the Minute
There are a lot of good reasons to have a better understanding of one’s household power use, and that is especially true for those that do their own solar power …read more Continue reading Live Energy Monitor Helps Plan Power-Hungry Appliance Use
Farming has been undergoing quite a revolution in the past few years. Since World War 2, most industrial farming has relied on synthetic fertilizer, large machinery, and huge farms with …read more Continue reading Automate the Farm with Acorn
[Russell Graves] lives in Idaho and recently connected his solar installation to the grid, which meant adhering to regulatory requirements for both the National Electric Code (NEC) as well as …read more Continue reading The Regulatory Side of Rolling Your Own Moderate Solar Farm
Regardless of appearances, almost all scientific progress comes at a price. That which is hailed as a breakthrough technology that will save the planet or improve the lots of those …read more Continue reading Better Solvents Could Lead to Cleaner, Greener Perovskite Solar Cells
Solar-powered plane concepts typically focus on high-efficiency glider-type designs, so as to make the best possible use of the limited power available from the sun. [rctestflight] wanted to try a …read more Continue reading Solar Plane Is Like One Big Flying Solar Panel
Without knowing it, we’ve spent years watching [Jasper Sikken] piece together an empire of energy harvesting equipment, and now he’s putting the pieces together into wonderful creations. His recently finished …read more Continue reading Magic Pyramids Blink Eternal with the Power of the Sun
The sun is a tremendous source of energy, and while photovoltaic panels are an easy way to harvest some of that energy especially now that prices for them are incredibly …read more Continue reading Heating A Home With Sunlight… And Water
There’s plenty to love about antiques, from cars, furniture, to art. While it might be a little bit of survivorship bias, it’s easy to appreciate these older things for superior …read more Continue reading Antique Map of Paris With Modern Tech
As a society in the USA and other parts of the world, we don’t give much thought to the twisting vines of civilization that entangle our skies and snake beneath our streets. The humming electrical lines on long poles that …read more
Continue reading Increasing the Resolution of the Electrical Grid