Spring in Shakespeare’s Country
I had some business meetings in England this week, and on my way back to Birmingham Airport I stopped in Stratford-Upon-Avon to see the houses where Shakespeare was born and died. Warwick Castle was...
View ArticlePosted to diyPhysics.com: Testing Electronic Goldmine’s “Giant Super...
I purchased two “Giant Super Sensitive MC6″ GM tubes from Electronic Goldmine (Item Number : G18717, Unit Price: $89.95). These are Russian-made new-old-stock model MC6. They are 10.25″ long x 0.9″...
View Articled.i.y. High-Power, Swappable-Head, UV/IR/Visible LED Flashlight with...
I urgently needed a high-intensity UV/IR/visible light source for a work-related industrial inspection project, so this weekend I recruited Abigail to help me build a 10W LED flashlight that features...
View ArticleGreat Time at US Science & Engineering Festival in Washington DC
We had a fantastic time this weekend at the US Science and Engineering Festival in Washington DC. Among the highlights of our visit, we sat insanely close to the stage for the Q&A with Mythbusters...
View ArticleRecent Articles About Us
Our DIY work on Quantum Physics was featured this month in MAKE Magazine and the Philadelphia Exponent!
View ArticlePilgrimage to the Holy Dish
This summer we fulfilled a life-long dream (at least for some of us) and visited the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. This is the largest single-dish radiotelescope in the world. The reflector is...
View ArticleBack from the Galapagos Islands – My best trip yet!
Abigail and I are back from the Galapagos Islands. This was my fifth time there, and certainly the best yet! Like the two last times, I used Ecoventura to organize the trip, and continue to be...
View ArticlePossibly the Only Accessible Border Demarcation Pillar Placed under the...
My brother in-law, an Ob/Gyn physician and retired high-ranking Israeli Army officer is also a history scholar. He recently took us offroading in the Gallil to a rather unknown site that he found...
View ArticleDOLPi DIY Polarimetric Camera Awarded 5th Place in 2015 Hackaday Prize
The DOLPi Raspberry Pi-based polarimetric cameras received 5th place in the 2015 Hackaday Prize. Winners for this year’s prizes were announced on stage at the Hackaday Superconference on November 14,...
View ArticleNew Book on Ultraviolet Photography
My new book “Exploring Ultraviolet Photography: Bee Vision, Forensic Imaging, and Other Near Ultraviolet Adventures with Your DSLR” is now available on Amazon for pre-order. In this book, I will show...
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