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Feature
The SODIS solar water purification system (TCS
for 20 May 2005 and Wanderings
#95) has an added benefit in that it can aide in reducing
the amount of arsenic contamination in drinking water.
Search on --- <SORAS>
Arsenic contamination is a serious hazard in Cambodia and Bangladesh and many of the other
developing countries. Fortunately
there are DIY methods for arsenic reduction and water purification
available to these populations, as long as minimal funding
and the technology/education are made available at the “grass
roots” level.
Wanderings
R.I.P
for D.I.Y or Long Live Open Source?
Nature Watch Canada offers several
opportunities for Citizen Science involvement. They are:
MadLabs gives us another
look at a DIY Acoustic Laser.
The Physics Dept. of Millersville University, PA will show us how to determine the
temperature of absolute zero using materials available
in the kitchen. This experiment may be found in their outstanding
collection of Experiments
of the Month
Turn your computer’s game port into a simple data acquisition system.
Construct a
DIY Short Driven Foucault Pendulum
to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth. Also, have a look
at A Piston-Driven
Pendulum.
Rick Hoadley, the Magnet Man, will
show us how to build an inexpensive DIY gauss meter. Search
on <gaussmeter>.
This site contains patterns for more than eighty paper
models of 3-D
geometrical figures or polyhedra.
Marko Cebokli’s SIDI (Simple Digital
Interferometer) looks like an interesting DIY project
for the amateur radio astronomer.
Christian Buil’s site is dedicated to the use of CCD detectors in the field of
astronomy and spectroscopy.
The
Forum for Amateur AstroSpectroscopy website is
dedicated to amateur astronomers interested in the science
of spectroscopy.
Also, have a look at Maurice Gavin's WPO-Amateur
Spectroscopy Page.
Randall D. Peters shows how
to use fast Fourier transforms (FFT) to filter digital signals
in an Excel spreadsheet
A Scientist and
Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing is a “free to download”
e-book. Caution … It’s BIG and it may take a while to down
load if you have a slow dial-up Internet connection.
The WebEE.com web site contains many other e-books
in addition to schematics, tutorials and links.
Daniel Roth’s Interference Java Applet is a
good example of Moiré patterns.
HotBits --- Generate genuine
random numbers by radioactive decay.
Tom Whittaker and Steve
Ackerman’s interactive animations
Ag BioTech InfoNet provides access to critical, original
documents and information on of agricultural biotechnology.
The Poor Persons
Space Telescope --- BLAST --- or the "Balloon-borne Large-Aperture
Sub-millimetre Telescope" was launched from Sweden at 10:20:01 UTC on 12 June 2005. See Gaelen Marsden’s Blog for a “play by play” account of the flight.
Welcome
to the Steward Observatory Radio Astronomy Laboratory.
The
Vatican Observatory Research Group , one of the oldest
astronomical research institutions in the world, is hosted
by Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.
A collection
of papers by S. Cht. Mavrodiev relates to the possible
correlation between geomagnetic behaviour and earthquakes.
The Melanistic Garter Snakes of Georges Island, Halifax, NS
The Kids Room
The University of Maryland’s Inexpensive Science Teaching
Equipment Project contains a collection of DIY equipment
for Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
The
Science Teachers Handbook was produced by Peace Corps Volunteers in India.
The Web Site for the Sourcebook
for Teaching Science is a comprehensive resource for science teacher's that provides
access to thousands of Internet-based resources.
Planet
Science supports creative and fun approaches
to science teaching and learning that help parents and teachers
inspire young people.
Physics demonstrations from the Dept. of Physics,
Idaho State University
The Mechanical Toys Page --- Toys that you can
make yourself!
The RatLab site will show you how to extract DNA with
common kitchen ingredients.
Suppliers
Being listed here does not constitute an endorsement by SAS or me of any information,
product or service.
The MP2028 is the world’s
smallest full featured UAV autopilot.
Ted Pella, Inc offers a line of conductive
paint, paste and adhesives.
On The Lighter Side
The Story of the Infamous Exploding Whale
From The Far Side
Archaeologist
believes that the Chinese may have discovered Cape Breton,
NS, Canada.
The 2003 urban legend about the Close Encounter
with Mars
is, once again, circulating on the Internet.
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