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MIT Laser Sound Transmitter

MIT Laser Sound Transmitter

In the future, humans may no longer be using earbuds. Lasers could be used to create sounds. MIT was able to transmit sound using a laser by using a fast moving mirror to "wiggle" water molecules in a...

First Malaria Vaccine Ever!

First Malaria Vaccine Ever!

Malaria is a huge problem, especially in Africa, where it is quite a common disease. Every year, there are 200 million cases and 435 thousand deaths. The RTS,S vaccine could change all this. RTS,S is...

#ScrewPropulsion Day 14, Testing Screw Vehicle

#ScrewPropulsion Day 14, Testing Screw Vehicle

Today, we took out the vehicle for testing. We used rough terrain and a turf field to test the vehicle. Surprisingly, we found that the vehicle goes much faster sideways than forwards. I think that since...

#ScrewPropulsion Day 13, Connecting the IR Receiver

#ScrewPropulsion Day 13, Connecting the IR Receiver

Today we put 6 rechargeable batteries in the battery holder and tried to figure out how to program the remote so that it would direct the robot. At first, the buttons we pressed turned on a LED light...

#ScrewPropulsion Day 8, Screws Done and on Frame

#ScrewPropulsion Day 8, Screws Done and on Frame

After printing both 'screws' using the process described on day 6, we were able to attach them to the frame of the vehicle. In order to do this, a shaft was hooked through the central hole in the wheels....

#ScrewPropulsion Day 4

#ScrewPropulsion Day 4

Today we were able to finish our orders and turn in the P.O. orders. The vendors include Studica, Amazon, Digikey, and BoltDepot. When they get here, we will be able to assemble the parts in order to...

#ScrewPropulsion: Day 1, Finding Parts

#ScrewPropulsion: Day 1, Finding Parts

Hi. Today we worked on finding parts for our project, the screw-propelled vehicle, where we will make an all-terrain small remote-controlled vehicle, with screws for wheels. One of the hardest things...

Lines of Code by Ilya Pavlov from Wikimedia Commons.

Internet Marketing; an Extremely Influential Tool on the Cutting Edge of Technology.

In our world of technology, we are buffeted by information. The average person (internet user) sees 5000 ads per day, according to Yankelovich, Inc. And this number is increasing. Because the average...

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