Make an Automated Slide Film Scanner with LEGOs #celebratephotography

From blog.adafruit.com 7 years ago in Platforms Stores

From PetaPixel: This is pretty impressive: photographer Pascal Kulcsar needed to digitize some old slide film left behind by his grandfather. Rather than purchase a film scanner, Kulcsar decided to combine his technical ingenuity and love for LEGOs to create a DIY slide film scanner using LEGO pieces. The system...

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Make a #3DPrinted Color Changing Ring #WearableWednesday

From blog.adafruit.com 13 hours ago in Platforms Stores

In this Instructable GeekMomProjects shares how they built this color changing ring:This 3D printed ring holds an illuminated, color-changing “gem” to brighten your night!read more Every Wednesday is Wearable Wednesday here at Adafruit! We’re bringing you the blinkiest, most fashionable,...

Ukrainian Mathematician Becomes Second Woman to Win Prestigious Fields Medal

From blog.adafruit.com 17 hours ago in Platforms Stores

The Fields Medal is generally awarded to younger [under 40] mathematicians and is one of the highest honors in mathematics. Maryna Viazovska is only the second women to be recognized with the award. Via Nature:Viazovska, who is based at the...

JP’s Product Pick of the Week — 4pm Eastern TODAY! 7/5/22 @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit #newproductpick

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

Come on by for JP’s Product Pick of The Week! A new product pick will be revealed. The show airs at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, TODAY!Check out the livestream right here inside this product page, you won’t want to...

Using a 150ml Syringe to Clean a 3D Printer’s Resin Vat

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

Back in January, I wrote about Daniel Herrero’s “hack” of using a peristaltic pump to clean out his resin vat for his 3D printer. And then, based on comments to his post, he got a better idea: using large syringes...

Getting Started with Microsoft Azure and CircuitPython #azureformakers

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

New guide! Getting Started with Microsoft Azure and CircuitPythonThere are many IoT platforms out there, including Adafruit’s own Adafruit.IO, but if you want to build really big projects or run a business using IoT, you’ll need to use a platform...

ESP32uesday: On Speaking Terms with LCDs

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

Good news! Getting the ESP32-S3 and a parallel-connected LCD to play nice was much less trouble than anticipated. Super smooth!Espressif’s ESP-IDF framework includes an API and examples for working with a few different displays. The item we had on-hand —...

Googly eyes using circular displays, an accelerometer and CircuitPython #Projects #CircuitPython @MarkKomus

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

Maker Mark Komus has built a wonderful project which moves circles (or “pupils”) on circular displays when shaken. An Adafruit accelerometer detects motion and CircuitPython code translates that to movement of the graphics on screen.The code is available on GitHub...

Why Roller Coaster Loops Aren’t Circular

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

What screams summer more than a roller coaster? Maybe a roller coaster followed by a popsicle. While I prefer a Cyclone style roller coaster, the folks out there who like to be whooshed around upside down might enjoy (and not...

Free audio and ringtones sounds recorded by @NASA

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

NASA has made available a collection of audio and ringtone sounds of Mars as recorded by the Perseverance Rover and other sources. The collection includes: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in Flight Sounds of Perseverance Mars Rover Driving First Audio Recording...

Now you can simulate circuits with Fritzing! #Fritzing @FritzingOrg

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

After many requests and years of waiting, Fritzing finally got a simulator!The primary purpose of the simulator is to teach electronics to beginners, and its current capabilities are very limited (only analysis of DC circuits). However, it is fully functional,...