Corpus Christi Is the Latest American City to Suffer a Water Crisis
Another week, another water problem. Continue reading Corpus Christi Is the Latest American City to Suffer a Water Crisis
Tag Archives: Water
Detecting Water With and Without Headaches
In Texas — at least around Houston — we don’t have basements. We do, however, have bilges. Both of these are subject to taking on water when no one is paying attention. A friend of mine asked me what I thought of an Instructable that showed how to make a water sensor using a few discrete components. The circuit would probably work — it relied on the conductivity of most water to supply enough current to a bipolar transistor’s base to turn it on.
It is easy to overthink something like this, so I told my friend he should go …read more
Detecting Water With and Without Headaches
In Texas — at least around Houston — we don’t have basements. We do, however, have bilges. Both of these are subject to taking on water when no one is paying attention. A friend of mine asked me what I thought of an Instructable that showed how to make a water sensor using a few discrete components. The circuit would probably work — it relied on the conductivity of most water to supply enough current to a bipolar transistor’s base to turn it on.
It is easy to overthink something like this, so I told my friend he should go …read more
Congress Has Reached a Deal to Send $170 Million to Flint
Congress will vote on the bipartisan bill as early as the end of the week. Continue reading Congress Has Reached a Deal to Send $170 Million to Flint
Syria’s River Is Overflowing Now That Its People Have Fled
The environmental impact of war is often overlooked, but always a disaster. Continue reading Syria’s River Is Overflowing Now That Its People Have Fled
‘Gasland’ Filmmaker on Yesterday’s Standing Rock Victory
The Army Corps of Engineers announced that it will reroute the Dakota Access Pipeline, to the celebration of thousands of Standing Rock water protectors. Continue reading ‘Gasland’ Filmmaker on Yesterday’s Standing Rock Victory
This Is What Happens When You Boil an iPhone 7
The results are not what you might expect. Continue reading This Is What Happens When You Boil an iPhone 7
Pluto Likely Has an Ocean of Water Deep Under Its Surface
The thick, viscous ocean is right beneath its icy heart. Continue reading Pluto Likely Has an Ocean of Water Deep Under Its Surface
How Hot is Your Faucet? What Color is the Water?
How hot is the water coming out of your tap? Knowing that the water in their apartment gets “crazy hot,” redditor [AEvans28] opted to whip up a visual water temperature display to warn them off when things get a bit spicy.
This neat little device is sequestered away inside an Altoids mint tin — an oft-used, multi-purpose case for makers. Inside sits an ATtiny85 microcontroller — re-calibrated using an Arduino UNO to a more household temperature scale ranging from dark blue to flashing red — with additional room for a switch, while the 10k ohm NTC thermristor and RGB LED …read more
Continue reading How Hot is Your Faucet? What Color is the Water?
Native Americans Are Resisting the Dakota Pipeline With Tech and Media Savvy
The North Dakota protests are about more than climate change and free speech. They speak to racist assumptions about who’s tech savvy and who’s not. Continue reading Native Americans Are Resisting the Dakota Pipeline With Tech and Media Savvy