No. 126 --- 11 August 2006

Ralph J. Coppola --- r_j_coppola<at>hotmail.com

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Feature

I thought that the recent discussion, on the SAS Message Board, about DIY Charged Particle Detectors would be a good subject for this week’s “Feature”

The Review of Particle Physics

The Particle Detector BriefBook

Yahoo Discussion Group on Particle Detectors

Principles of CCD Data Reduction

Hannes Mayer’s  ---- Cosmic Ray Telescope Muon Detector

Fun With Ion Chambers --- from the Techlib.com

Here is a collection of web sites related to cosmic rays and air showers.

Amateur Radiation Detection and Experimentation page from Black Cat Systems

Bill Beaty’sRidiculously Sensitive Charge Detector

A Simple Electronic Electroscope

A Simple Ion Detector

A Geiger Counter

Timothy E. Raney’s --- The Construction and Operation of a Beta Particle Spectrometer

Timothy E. Raney’s --- Experimental Alpha Particle Spark Counter

Radiation Detection Survey Meters, Geiger Counters and Dosimeters FAQ

Wanderings

A Brief Look at the Foucault and Schuler Pendulums

David H. Youden’s Folded Pendulum Seismometer

Ted Rogers' Horizontal Long pendulum Seismometer

How to Build an Inexpensive Seismometer

Wanted: Amateur Stargazers To Help Solve Supernova Mystery

Lego 9V Technic Motors compared

Try Gel Electrophoresis at the Virtual Biotechniques Laboratory.

Amateur Near Space Projects

The Small Satellite Home Page

Hobby Moons --- Amateur satellite building resources

DIY Electronics Projects

More DIY Electronics Projects

Wind Energy Hotlist

The World Map of Happiness

The Rougarou --- The werewolf in North American folk lore.

What is this A4 paper? Also see ---- A Foldable Constant Rectangle

James Hansen, the director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies and one of the world's leading researchers on global warming says that the Bush administration is restricting who he can talk to and editing what he can say.

See --- Rewriting The Science --- CBS’s 60 Minutes for 30 Jly ’06

The Kids Room

Science Whatzit is an online science learning project of the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry.

Science Fair Projects and Experiments

All Science Fair Projects

Science fair ideas from the Techlib

Science Fair Project Resources and Ideas

China to market a toy hydrogen fuel cell powered car

Suppliers

Being listed here does not constitute an endorsement by SAS or me of any information, product or service.

Hobby Engineering is supply store for people who want to build robots, electronic gadgets, kinetic art, or anything else that moves, beeps or flashes.

On The Lighter Side

Optical Illusions (.ppt)

The introduction of Robot Camel Jockeys has put thousands of child jockeys out of work.

From The Far Side

Last May, Fox News, ran a piece on water based fuel for cars. See --- Aquygen: A New Kind of Gas and the Zpenergy site.

Browns Gas information for sale at Eagle Research

Eric Krieg's collection of information on Browns Gas.

Eric Krieg’s skeptic page

Plans for a DIY Browns Gas generator from JLN Labs

Plans for a DIY BingoFuel Reactor from JLN Labs


   
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