No. 146 --- 02 May 2008

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

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Feature

Why not put your unused web cam to good use following a scientific pursuit?

To get you started, have a look at:


Wanderings

The Laboratory Safety Manual from the Oklahoma State University.

Can Amateur Scientists Do Theoretical Science?

GNU Octave is a, free downloadable, high-level language that is primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides a convenient command line interface for solving linear and nonlinear problems numerically, and for performing other numerical experiments using a language that is mostly compatible with Matlab.

The PVC Hybrid Rocket Engine

Hybrid Rocket Motor Tests on YouTube

The Design and Construction of Ceramic Rocket Nozzles

Amateur Rocketry Links

Professor Mark Csele's Homebuilt Lasers Page

The Cool Homemade Stuff etc homepage contains some really fun scientific and technical projects that are easy to build and informative.

ZEDOMAX.com features DIY, Hacks, Gadgets and Technology

Basement nuclear fusion, any one?

4HV.com is a forum devoted to high voltage and related technologies.

Optical Detection of Ultrasound --- The detection of ultrasound signals can be obtained by interferometric techniques using coherent light.

Bertrik's bat detector page describe his efforts in building a device that is capable of converting the ultrasonic sounds emitted by bats to sounds that humans can hear.

The NJ chapter of SAS has a Bat Detector Page

Tony Messina's --- Simple Bat Detector

Spectrum Lab --- Audio Spectrum Analyzer.

OpenSourceGPS --- A starting point for learning about GPS with Open Source Software.

Brooks Shera's GPS-Related Projects

Make your own Danger and Warning Labels with this handy utility.

GridRepublic members run screensavers that allows their computers to work on public-interest research projects when their machines are not otherwise in use. By aggregating idle resources from users around the world, we create a massive supercomputer.

Hobby Space --- Space Science for the Amateur, Student, and Privately Supported Endeavours.

The commissioning of the new Large Hadron Collider is scheduled to take place in June 2008.

Walter Wagner and his colleague Luis Sancho are suing the builders of the world's biggest particle collider over fears that the experiment might create globe-gobbling black holes or never-before-seen strains of matter that would destroy the planet.

Mad Scientist's Laboratory

Musings of an Old Man ---- My Chemistry Set

Jon Eklund's Dictionary of Obsolete Chemical Terms

Carmen Giunta's Glossary of Archaic Chemical Terms

Yahoo's DIY Printed Circuit Group

MeteorObs is an Internet forum for meteor observers of all levels

Botanical Record-Breakers

Here is Paul Falstad's vast collection of educational java applets that will help you to visualize various concepts in math, physics, and engineering.

Here is a utility that will allow you to map the location of the visitors to your web page.

Who were the Vikings?

The Tamarack Mines Mystery --- By Donald E. Simanek

The Kids Room

Science Buddies will show you How to Use a Laser to Measure the Speed of Light in Jell-O

Finding the Speed of Light with Marshmallows

Web Sites Recommended By the National Student Research Center

CALCULATOR EDGE is a collection of free online calculators for Engineers, Scientists and Students.

A CubeSat is a tiny S3-SAT (Student, Space, Study Satellite) of 10 x 10 x 10 cm size and weighing less than 1kg.

Science Man is a resource for students and teachers.

Making a Tetrahedral Kite

Kites in the classroom

Kite Making Plans

More plans from the Kitebuilder

Suppliers

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

Coax-seal is a hand moldable plastic tape that will protect cables and connectors from moisture.

Cone Layout is a program to unfold a frustum of a cone and generate a sheet cutting layout or flat pattern projection that can be rolled or bend up into a truncated cone shape.

eBay's Business Listings gives access to items that may not appear on eBay's regular page. For example, have a look at their assortment of electronic components.

On The Lighter Side

1st Rule of Lab Safety

Physics Humor

The American Society for the Conservation of Gravity

Rube Goldberg is alive and well on You Tube!