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Can This DIY Rocket Program Send an Astronaut to Space?

Cars That Think

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. The team recently manufactured a fuel tank for the Spica rocket [right] in their workshop. The Spica rocket will use the BPM100 engine, which the team is currently manufacturing.

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A Practical Car Care Guide for Your College Car

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.” The car also needs a methodical approach Know Your Car Manual Like a college textbook, the owner’s manual of a car serves as a valuable reference created by car manufacturers to assist you in comprehending the inner workings of your vehicle. Replacing Windshield Wipers. Emergency Kit.

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Search for Buried Treasure With This DIY Magnetometer

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RM3100 sensor board to an Arduino Nano through a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), using code posted on GitHub late last year by the manufacturer, PNI Sensor Corp. This article appears in the May 2022 print issue as “A DIY Magnetometer.”. It can be purchased. on Amazon for just US $40. I connected this.

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Security With a Spectrometer

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This actually turned out to be quite simple with the Teensy board, demonstrated via code from the USB_Keyboard Buttons example provided by the manufacturer of the Teensy. 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?

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Much earlier in the chapter’s history, member Otmar Ebenhoech, who would go on to create the Villa DC Motor Controller, made a strong impression on the DIY community using DC motors. Eventually moving to Alameda, California, the manufacturer was later renamed REVO Powertrains. Otmar was one of our first speakers,” said Pohorsky. “He

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Green Cars Part 3- Hydrogen

DIY Electric Car

Hydrogen is the darling of the media, car manufacturers and oil companies. Just about every car manufacturer has done at least a fuel cell concept , if not a ‘ production ready model ’ or even consumer testing. Keep a look out for a look at compressed air and battery electric in the next two weeks. Photo from GreenCarSite.

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Road Test: 2021 Mazda CX-9 Signature AWD

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The dash layout is logical, simple and clean, with three round gauges (tachometer, speedometer and water temperature/fuel) with black faces and white letters were easy to read. For even more space, the second row folds flat producing plenty of room for a run to the DIY store or maybe some antiquing.

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