Electronic-Geek.com » Green http://electronic-geek.com Your Electronic Source Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 PCB / Component Rings http://electronic-geek.com/pcb-component-rings/ http://electronic-geek.com/pcb-component-rings/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:07:54 +0000 Sean Michael Ragan http://blog.makezine.com/?p=89861

Yuma Fujimaki is certainly not the first person to make jewelry from scrap electronics components, but IMHO she has done a better job of it than most. [via adafruit]

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Shown above is only the most recent work, using this technique, of Photobucket user ionustron, for whom it has been a lifelong hobby. Here’s another:

You can see the rest of his portfolio at his Photobucket account, and read the (surprisingly moving) memoir of his creations over at selectbutton. [via Boing Boing]

]]> http://electronic-geek.com/gaming-minis-from-twist-ties/feed/ 0 Purdue researchers make solar cell manufacturing cheaper, more efficient with lasers http://electronic-geek.com/purdue-researchers-make-solar-cell-manufacturing-cheaper-more-efficient-with-lasers/ http://electronic-geek.com/purdue-researchers-make-solar-cell-manufacturing-cheaper-more-efficient-with-lasers/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:17:00 +0000 Michael Gorman http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/11/purdue-researchers-make-solar-cell-manufacturing-cheaper-more-e/ Is there anything lasers can't do? We only ask because they seem to be improving everything from microphones to railroads, and now researchers from Purdue University have leveraged the power of light to better manufacture solar cells. Using an ultrashort (as in quadrillionths of a second) pulse laser to more precisely scribe the microchannels connecting thin-film solar cells -- as compared to current mechanical stylus methods -- the Boilermakers were able to improve energy transfer efficiency between cells and significantly reduce manufacturing time. Having demonstrated the process works, research continues to better understand and prepare it for use by manufacturers -- sooner rather than later, we hope.

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Permalink Daily Tech  |  sourcePurdue University  | Email this | Comments]]> http://electronic-geek.com/purdue-researchers-make-solar-cell-manufacturing-cheaper-more-efficient-with-lasers/feed/ 0 Suzuki Burgman fuel-cell scooter approved for EU public consumption http://electronic-geek.com/suzuki-burgman-fuel-cell-scooter-approved-for-eu-public-consumption/ http://electronic-geek.com/suzuki-burgman-fuel-cell-scooter-approved-for-eu-public-consumption/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:25:00 +0000 Michael Gorman http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/10/suzuki-burgman-fuel-cell-scooter-approved-for-eu-public-consumpt/ Battery power gets a lot of publicity these days, what with YikeBike and Yogo EVs tooling around. However, that doesn't mean other kinds of ecofriendly propulsion, like fuel cells, won't be part of our transportational future. Suzuki, for one, is betting on hydrogen power -- its Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter just became the first fuel cell vehicle to receive Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) from the UK's Department of Transport. Having the WVTA stamp of approval means that the scooter meets EU performance standards and can be sold in Europe -- setting it free to frolic hither and yon on the cobblestone streets of the old country. No word on plans to bring it to the US, but a boy can dream, can't he? PR's after the break.

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Sculptor Tom Hardwidge calls his creations “arthrobots.” Many of them incorporate deactivated ammunition. [via Boing Boing]

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    • ]]> http://electronic-geek.com/brass-bugs/feed/ 0 Samsung demos ambient light-powered transparent LCD http://electronic-geek.com/samsung-demos-ambient-light-powered-transparent-lcd/ http://electronic-geek.com/samsung-demos-ambient-light-powered-transparent-lcd/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:14:00 +0000 Michael Gorman http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/07/samsung-demos-ambient-light-powered-transparent-lcd/ Wirelessly-powered TVs are nice, and transparent displays are cool and all, but what about an ambient light-powered transparent LCD? Well, that's nothing short of awesome. Samsung showed off just such a device at CeBIT 2011 last week -- a prototype 46-inch display with 1920 x 1080 resolution and ten-finger touchscreen capability. We aren't sure what kind of black magic Sammy put in this thing, but it's an incredible feat of engineering to make such a large display -- and its accompanying solar cells -- efficient enough to run exclusively off the juice it pulls from surrounding light sources. No word on how the photon-powered LCD compares to existing HD monitors in terms of brightness, refresh rates, or color reproduction, but a muted picture is a small price to pay for cutting the electrical cord forever.

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    Permalink PhysOrg  |  sourceIT Pro Portal  | Email this | Comments]]>     http://electronic-geek.com/samsung-demos-ambient-light-powered-transparent-lcd/feed/ 0     Top 10: Stuff Made From Beer Stuff http://electronic-geek.com/top-10-stuff-made-from-beer-stuff/ http://electronic-geek.com/top-10-stuff-made-from-beer-stuff/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:15:23 +0000 Sean Michael Ragan http://blog.makezine.com/?p=88136 Because you might as well have something to show for it. Also: Woohoo! Beer!

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    Actual Beer Goggles

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    How-To: Make A Bottle Cap Dragon

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    How-To: Beerquad DIY WiFi Antenna

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    Beer Bottle Solar Water Heater

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    Beer Can Padlock Shim

    #5


    Chainmail Armor Entirely From Beer Tabs

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    How-To: Ultralight Camp Pot From Heineken Mini-Keg Can

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    How-To: Knap An Arrowhead From A Beer Bottle

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    Reblown Beer Bottle Glasses

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    Miwaukee’s Best Samurai

    Did I miss a good one? Let me know, below!

    ]]>     http://electronic-geek.com/top-10-stuff-made-from-beer-stuff/feed/ 0     A CD, A Nickel, A Paper Clip, and Some Hot Glue http://electronic-geek.com/a-cd-a-nickel-a-paper-clip-and-some-hot-glue/ http://electronic-geek.com/a-cd-a-nickel-a-paper-clip-and-some-hot-glue/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:45:35 +0000 Sean Michael Ragan http://blog.makezine.com/?p=87922

    Plus a little treasure from nature. From Mrballeng, Instructables user and craftsman. I have rarely, if ever, seen anyone use pick-up materials so creatively or so skillfully. Hats off to you.

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