Category: Technology
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Paper Electronics
Paper Electronics Devices Recent breakthroughs at Harvard Labs have led to the creation of a paper based accelerometer that matches the sensitivity of silicon based MEMS accelerometers so common in air bags and the Nintendo Wii system. The full article can be read on the IEEE website at Paper Accelerometer Could Mean Disposable Devices. …
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Alternative Energy Manufacturing Opportunities in Australia
This post is a summary of an article I wrote for the AMTIL Australian Manufacturing Technology magazine. And here is a picture taken of a Solar Systems concentrated Solar Power Dish. We were involved in software upgrades to the dish controller. It produced 114KWhr of power on an August day at Fosterville, near Bendigo…
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Benoit Mandelbrot – Father of Fractal Geometry
Benoit Mandelbrot has passed away, but his contribution to this world will remain an enduring legacy. Our local paper, The Age, ran an article as Father of fractal geometry dies . I owe a lot to Benoit Mandelbrot. His Mandelbrot Set graphical representation of the formula Z(n+1) = Z(n)^2 + c iterated until it…
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Innovative PCB Artistic Creations
Today’s post comes hot on the heels of my viewing something really special. A member of one of my LinkedIn groups, Steven Rodrig, has used his artistic imagination to create some really amazing pieces of Technology Art from PCBs and Electronic Components. Please check it out at PCB Creations And here is just…