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 | Medical Mirror Senses Heart Rate, Vital Signs
This two way medical mirror from MIT uses infrared LEDs to monitor your heart rate. As it turns out, your skin reflects light differently based upon how much blood is flowing through it. Although it seems like it would be difficult to monitor a... |
 | DIY Model Airplane Built using Recycled Materials
As it whizzes overhead, you might think it's a military drone, but it's actually just a hobby project using recycled materials. The main body is made of cardboard and the electronics are salvaged from previous projects.
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 | Poll: What's the Best Circuit Simulation Software?
Sometimes when you're designing a schematic, you don't have the time or components to build the actual circuit. When this happens, what tools (if any) do you use to design and test your circuits?
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 | DIY Halo Reach Master Chief Costume
For the enhanced Halo Reach experience this Halloween, learn how to build your own Master Chief costume. The DIY Halo Reach armor costume is made from a ream of heavy cardstock. With a total cost around $15, it's one of the most affordable,... |
 | The BaR2D2: Robotic Drink Mixer
Bartenders better hold on to their jobs. Innovations like this BaR2D2 robot might put them out of the job. This Robotic Drink Mixer can mix up to 5,000 different variations of drinks on demand on a remote cue from a laptop computer.
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 | RC Car Converted into Autonomous Vehicle
This DIY build features a standard RC car converted to be autonomous. Thanks to two sensors on the hood, it can maneuver hallways with ease as it can steer itself around corners all on its own. The vehicle moves down the middle of any hallway... |
 | The Ben Heck DIY Modding Show!
Ever wonder how professional modders create their masterpieces? What tools and techniques do they use? Wonder no more, friends because modder extraordinaire Ben Heck now has his own show in Revision 3. If you've been hiding under a rock for... |
 | DIY Halloween: Power Loader Costume from Aliens
Here's a DIY build of a life-sized Power Loader costume from the movie Aliens. Although it's just for show and doesn't work mechanically, the whole thing looks menacing and impressive for a Halloween costume.
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 | DIY Dorm Room Keypad Lock with Arduino
Who doesn't want a unique way to open their dorm room? We've seen loads of different ways, including RFID locks and even laser surveillance security systems.
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 | How to: Controlled Levitation using Magnets & Microcontrollers
Here are four superb examples of combining electricity and magnetism to create wirelessly powered, levitating objects. Typically using two copper coils for induction, the some methods in the tutorials below transfer electricity through thin air. ... |
