A Vintage Melody Synthesizer IC

From www.evilmadscientist.com 8 years ago in Blogs Platforms Stores

Leigh Klotz, author of Ham Radio for Arduino and PICAXE, gave us this interesting chip from the 80′s to play with: a UM3482A “Multi Instrument Melody Generator” IC. While not quite rare, it is a bit of a vintage curiosity these days, and … Continue reading →

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Linkdump: November 2022

From www.evilmadscientist.com 4 months ago in Blogs Platforms Stores

Video shows florescence, showing how electrical signals move down the leaves of sensitive plant Mimosa pudica Reenacting wear patterns on recreations of medieval book illustrations E-ZPass reduced the rate of premature births to mothers who live near toll booths by...

Open Circuits: Now available

From www.evilmadscientist.com 5 months ago in Blogs Platforms Stores

Earlier this year, I wrote about my then-forthcoming book, Open Circuits: The Inner Beauty of Electronic Components, co-written with our regular collaborator Eric Schlaepfer. Open Circuits is a coffee table book full of close-up and cross-section photographs of everyday electronic...

Flickery Halloween Fun

From www.evilmadscientist.com 5 months ago in Blogs Platforms Stores

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shane Metheny (@darkillusionsstudios) Shane from Dark Illusion Studios shared this video using our candle flicker LEDs to make skull sconces. Our flickering LEDs are great for lots of different Halloween projects....

Windell and Eric talk about Open Circuits on Embedded.fm

From www.evilmadscientist.com 8 months ago in Blogs Platforms Stores

Windell, along with Eric Schlaepfer, was recently on the Embedded.fm podcast talking about their book, Open Circuits. You can listen to the episode or read the transcript. You can still sign up for the Embedded newsletter by the end of...

Linkdump: July 2022

From www.evilmadscientist.com 8 months ago in Blogs Platforms Stores

Reversible sequin clock How a man discovered that his wife was world’s best Tetris player Origami Cafe is a virtual meeting spot for folders A youtube playlist of Calculating Device Demonstrations Animations embedded in 3D printing Big Clive tells us...

Open Circuits

From www.evilmadscientist.com 10 months ago in Blogs Platforms Stores

I’m very pleased to announce my forthcoming new book, Open Circuits: The Inner Beauty of Electronic Components, co-written with Eric Schlaepfer. Open Circuits is a coffee table book full of cross-section photographs of electronic components, along with photos of those...

Three Fives Kit in DIYODE Magazine

From www.evilmadscientist.com 10 months ago in Blogs Platforms Stores

DIYODE Magazine is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 555 and used our Three Fives Kit for an accompanying build. It’s awesome to see this workhorse of a chip getting well-deserved attention, and we love seeing our kit included in...

AxiDraw used for developing techniques for bioprinting

From www.evilmadscientist.com 12 months ago in Blogs Platforms Stores

Scientists working on developing techniques for bioprinting used the AxiDraw with a syringe in place of a pen as part of their experimental setup. They recently published an article they shared with us, saying, We finally achieved what we planned...

Linkdump: March 2022

From www.evilmadscientist.com 1 year ago in Blogs Platforms Stores

Signal Strength: NYC subway musicians collaborating via wifi Okuda Hiroko: The Casio Employee Behind the “Sleng Teng” Riddim that Revolutionized Reggae. (Supplementary music) A preprint of an academic overview of Culinary Fluid Dynamics Sponge communities thriving by consuming an extinct...

Linkdump: December 2021

From www.evilmadscientist.com 1 year ago in Blogs Platforms Stores

Inkarnate: RPG-oriented map building tool. (Via Elecia White) Unisexual salamanders perform kleptogenesis, stealing other species sperm packets Larson Camouflage is a pioneer in cell tower disguises Fossilized reefs in the Nevada Desert Ten years after the original, a new 555...