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Batteries come packaged in bright blister packs emblazoned with vague guarantees such as "45% more pictures" and "five times longer lasting." During his internship at BitBox this summer, [Thomas] decided to put those statements to the test. He tested thirty brands of batteries on a homebrew rig to find the batteries with the most power and the most bang for your buck. The hardware [Thomas] … [Read more...]
Apparently being overrun by ripe Passion Fruit is a problem if you live in Hawaii. [Ryan K's] solution to the situation was to use his extra fruit to power a laser. In an experiment that would make [Walter White] proud, [Ryan] gathered everyday supplies to form a battery based on the fruit. He used some galvanized bolts as the source of zinc. It forms one pole of each cell, with a thin copper … [Read more...]
[Jeri Ellsworth] continues her experiments with electroluminescence, this time she's making EL ink. The ink she's looking for is Zinc Sulfate in a solution. The process she chose is to re-dope some glow powder so that it can be excited by the field around an AC current. In her video (embedded after the break) she talks about the chemical properties she's after by detailing a cubic lattice of … [Read more...]
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