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DIY Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy with a Raspberry Pi Pico

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The global semiconductor shortage has made life tough for anyone using microcontrollers, with lead times now sometimes quoted in years. The scintillator and SiPM plug into a carrier board, which has a DC/DC boost converter to convert 5 volts into the 29.3 My interest in gamma-ray spectroscopy came from my physics studies.

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A DIY Tracker Tough Enough for the Arctic

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So, I set about building an open-source ice tracker from DIY components that not only proved to be much, much cheaper but also much more capable than the commercial options. The heart of the OpenMetBuoy-v2021 ice tracker is the US $400 SparkFun Artemis Global Tracker (AGT). watts, but the Apollo3 uses just 500 microamperes at 3.3

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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The three-point, 400-volt plug, which will allow electric cars to be recharged anywhere in a matter of minutes , will be unveiled Monday at the world’s biggest industrial technology fair in Hanover, northern Germany. is a Green Options Media Production. is a Green Options Media Production.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

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ultra You might also like: Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? other better transmission systems will be a lark! is a Green Options Media Production.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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Plug-In Conversions Corp www.pluginconversions.com of Poway, near San Diego, CA converts the Toyota Prius using NiMH batteries and the EAA-PHEV open source control system, and will provide kits to qualified DIY installers. About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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Vancouvers trolley bus fleet operates at 600 volts and god knows how many amps. To end dependence of foreign-sourced fuels and all the political baggage associated with them, to have clean air, and to stop global warming are goals that we can achieve. At this early stage in what amounts to a global revolution, that is to be expected.