Ralph J. Coppola --- r_j_coppola<at>hotmail.com
SAS Disclaimer
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Feature
These warm, and hopefully clear,
summer nights allow some of us to spend some time observing
meteors. The following few links will assist the novice in
starting their viewings.
[Readers:
Please send unusual meteor reports and imagery to The Citizen Scientist.
Editor.]
Wanderings
The Millennium Villages Project, based at the Earth Institute at Columbia University, is a new bottom-up approach to
lift developing country villages out of the poverty trap that
afflicts more than a billion people worldwide. The Earth Institute
scientists are working with local communities to apply a proven
holistic package of interventions to help villages get out
of extreme poverty.
Phillip Torrone’s Makezine
contains a vast collection of DIY projects, many of which
could be of interest to the Citizen Scientist. For example,
see the link
to Jerry Oltion’s Trackball Telescope
--- or --- How
TO - Build Your Own Band Aid Fuel Cell. Along the same line, check out Steve
Crandall’s collection of amateur science links. While
viewing Phillip and Steve’s sites, please let us know if you find a project that is especially interesting.
Microbial
Fuel Cell Research
Build
a DIY Two-Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell
How
to build a hydrogen fuel cell, for skilled hobbyists
The
Flying Flea --- An amateur designed
and built airplane.
Gary Darby’s
Scientific Plotting Program can be used to plot one or two expressions on a common set of X-Y axes.
Jurgen Giesen’s
Java applets for physics and Astronomy.
What
is a decibel? Also, see the Wikipedia
decibel entry.
Noise
Levels In Our Environment.
Didgeridoo acoustics.
Check out the High Voltage projects
at www.sixmhz.com
Are
we too clean?
Considering the Earth as an Open System ---
Charles Breiterman.
Bottled Water and the Environment.
The Kids Room
FLASH! --- The New Scientist reports that
a company in California says
it can send an object of your choosing into space and back
for $99, as early as 2008.
Are you interested in a career in
the Life Sciences? If so, check out The
Scientist - Careers web site for a
listing of current biotech jobs and other useful information.
If Babbage had access
to Lego, he might have finished his “computer.” See ---- Andrew
Carol’s Lego Difference Engine
SwarmSketch is an ongoing online canvas
that explores the possibilities of distributed design by the
masses.
ForgeFX presents their showcase of interactive
3D simulations.
NASA’s JPL Education
Gateway has many classroom activities for the K12 crowd.
The Irish Potato
Famine site is an interactive exhibit about the Irish
Potato Famine. You’ll need the free Flash player to view the
display.
Suppliers
Being listed here does not constitute an endorsement by SAS or me of any information,
product or service.
The Lassen iQ
FAT16 GPS Datalogger Kit
@ $139.95 is available from Spark Fun Electronics.
Reynolds
Electronics is a supplier of components, tutorials & projects for
robotics, remote control and data logging.
Build
Your Own Fuel Cells --- by Phillip Hurley.
The Fuel Cell Store carries a wide array of fuel cell components
and products.
Hi-Tech offers a wide selection
of fuel cell and hydrogen products.
On The Lighter Side
You better use a rain coat and hat
for this one ---- Mentos and Diet Coke.
From The Far Side
Eric
Krieg has a hobby of exposing
free energy gurus.
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