Year: 2013
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Unusual Materials – Rochelle Salt, Thermoplastic Starch
Rochelle Salt (Piezo Crystal) Sometime ago my classmate Naama tipped me off to how easy it was to grow piezo […]
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Science Museums and Science Centres
London’s Science Museum Recently I had a few hours to kill so I went for a quick desultory spin around […]
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A Walk around Stoke Newington on Boxing Day
Yesterday I decided to walk from Stamford Hill to Stoke Newington via the residential backroads. My plan had been to […]
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Macro moss and macro conifers with a USB Microscope
I recently acquired a USB microscope on ebay; say hello to hours of endless scrutinizing of small things around the […]
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How the Coulibiac disappeared, and discovering Egg Nests
Russian Coulibiac – still a mystery on the inside (Image Source: wikimedia commons)Recently I was reading an article in the […]
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Facial Reconstruction / Anatomy for Artists
Recently I attended a brilliant two day workshop on skull-based facial reconstruction conducted by forensic artist Richard Neave. Here is […]
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Building a simple two servo walker
School’s out! Its been an extremely crazy few weeks at school so I’m falling behind in all the documentation of […]
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Peltier Tiles and Toroid Beads
Producing a small current from a Peltier Tile Recently I purchased some Peltier tiles from ebay. A Peltier device is […]
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Merlion Windmill
Last night I dreamt that I had found a Merlion Windmill along Changi Road in Singapore, and I was trying […]
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Growing Mushrooms, Moss and Lavender – Part I
Growing Mushrooms I’m currently trying to grow Oyster Mushrooms. I bought a small quantity of oyster mushroom spawn on ebay […]