United Kingdom
Inventor | Makertorium Ltd
I am an inventor, engineer, writer and presenter. Other stuff: Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor of Engineering: Creativity and Communication at Brunel University London; Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and have a PhD in bubbles; Judge on BBC Robot Wars.
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5 months ago
Is it hot in here?
The Engineering Edge Podcast - Keeping Bees Buzzing, looked at hive monitoring, now follow this project which uses a thermistor to gauge the temperature and in response, start a voice message, turn a fan on or off, and tweet about it.
5 months ago
How WITT Energy transform chaotic kinetic energy into electrical power
Would you like a power generator that harnesses chaotic kinetic energy and turns it into electricity that can trickle charge a battery? - for up to ten years? - without maintenance? - with zero emissions? Have a look at WITT Energy.
5 months ago
Using the Grove Smart Plant Care Kit for Arduino
In "The Everyday Tech Growing the Future of Food" episode for The Engineering Edge Podcast, I decided to try the Grove Smart Plant Care Kit for Arduino - a kit designed to monitor the moisture levels of soil and water plants.
6 months ago
NFC tags that speak.
In The Engineering Edge Podcast "The everyday tech students launched with NASA", I used my phone to scan NFC tags and make them speak. However, for the bonus episode, I made my own system, using an NFC reader, Pi and Node-RED. Here's how.
6 months ago
What's the weather like?
Want to know what the weather is like, without actually having to open your eyes? I just wave my phone at an NFC sticker I've stuck on my bed headboard and I get told what it's like out!
6 months ago
Accelerometer Animal Tracker
What does wildlife get up to when no-one's watching? Scientists are using accelerometers, such as those originally developed for airbags in cars or used in mobile phones, to find out. I made my own to see what they can see.
6 months ago
What outputs can I use with my Raspberry Pi? Part 4 - Protecting Your Pi:
To be useful, a computer needs to be able to interact with the world outside its own box. To do this, it needs inputs and outputs. This series of articles explains some of the outputs we can use. Part 4 - Protecting Your Pi:
7 months ago
Compass Hat
In The Engineering Edge Podcast episode "The everyday tech giving humans a sixth sense" I learnt about the Navibelt - a compass belt that assists blind people. I wanted to try and make something similar for myself ...
7 months ago
What outputs can I use with my Raspberry Pi? Part 3 - Motors
To be useful, a computer needs to be able to interact with the world outside its own box. To do this, it needs inputs and outputs. This series of articles explains some of the outputs we can use. Part 3 - Motors
7 months ago
What outputs can I use with my Raspberry Pi? Part 2 - Loads larger than an LED
To be useful, a computer needs to be able to interact with the world outside its own box. To do this, it needs inputs and outputs. This series of articles explains some of the outputs we can use. Part 2 - Loads larger than an LED.
7 months ago
What outputs can I use with my Raspberry Pi? Part 1 - LEDs
To be useful, a computer needs to be able to interact with the world outside its own box. To do this, it needs inputs and outputs. This series of articles explains some of the outputs we can use. Part 1 - LED's.
7 months ago
The everyday tech that could take us to the Moon
In the Engineering Edge Podcast "The everyday tech that could take us to the Moon" I discovered plans to 3D print structures on the moon using moon dirt. And also a wrench was one of the first items 3D printed in space. So I tried it myself ... .