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Can This DIY Rocket Program Send an Astronaut to Space?

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That successful mission in August 2018 was a huge step toward our goal of sending an amateur astronaut to the edge of space aboard one of our DIY rockets. While our boats were in international waters , Sweden ha s oversight of the airspace above that part of the Baltic Sea.) Even more important, it came back down in one piece.

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Search for Buried Treasure With This DIY Magnetometer

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So I read some World War II–era journal articles and learned about the magnetometers used to locate submerged German submarines. This article appears in the May 2022 print issue as “A DIY Magnetometer.”. With that information, I constructed what’s called a fluxgate magnetometer. It was crude, but it worked.

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Building the Future of Smart Home Security

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This is a sponsored article brought to you by SimpliSafe. It redefined the home security space by introducing wireless, DIY products and pioneered giving customers the ability to monitor their homes via a smartphone app. At SimpliSafe , an award-winning home security company based in Boston, Mass.,

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Security With a Spectrometer

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And what if I were to measure my skin after too much sun exposure, drinking a lot of water , or other conditions that could alter it’s signature? This article appears in the January 2022 print issue as “My Password Is: [Color Bar].”. Until, at least, Samsung or Apple starts churning spectrometers out by the million.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Perhaps you should have checked that before posting. as stated. I suspect that the correct plug will be of a twist-lock design as is typical of many higher voltage and amperage plugs used in commercial service and for industrial equipment. 5 Clayton B. is a Green Options Media Production. is a Green Options Media Production.

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

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DIY Guru is an example for electric vehicle training and skillset development institute. The Lithium in the battery might cause water and soil pollution if not disposed of properly. It is necessary to train people who work in the automotive industry and who are willing to start their careers in the electric vehicle field.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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