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Fiber Optic Hacks |
 | DIY Fiber Optic Star Map
Using free planetarium software to simulate the night sky, this DIYer built a star map on his wall using fiber optics. The Star Map is built on a 2m wide and 1.2m tall wooden frame, weighs 14kg, has 2000 fiber stars, and 108 LED stars. If... |
 | DIY Fiber Optic Fabric using RGB LEDs
By weaving fiber optic strands as if they were yarn, this team of DIYers created a fiber optic "fabric" of sorts which features a few dozen RGB LEDs and reacts to the outside world via Twitter. Currently, they're raising funds to launch a company... |
 | How to: Avatar-Style Fiber Optic Pandora Jungle
By now, you've probably seen the bioluminescent jungles of Pandora in the movie Avatar. Throughout the movie, I kept thinking of how to re-create some of the environment with the help of EL wire, fiber optics, and modern lighting... |
 | Make a DIY Fiber Optic Star Ceiling
Fiber optics are just plain amazing. They carry data at ridiculous speeds and have a whole assortment of lighting possibilities too. There are a few main types of fiber optics including end glow and side glow (pretty self explanatory) and cheap... |
