Capturing the beauty of mess and destruction

Capturing the beauty of mess and destruction

Sometimes there are things that happen in the world around us that look beautiful, or just plain cool. The controlled demolition of a building as the internal foundations collapse downwards. The time lapse of a flower bud growing, pushing up through the stem, going on...
Building a Theremin

Building a Theremin

Image credit: Luca Cipressi We’re building a Theremin! This amazing electronics instrument from the late 1800s has featured in songs and movies ever since its invention. To make music or sound, you don’t actually need to touch this instrument at all. (But...
Shooting milk with Arduino

Shooting milk with Arduino

Photography is one of those artforms which allows you to capture amazing things that the eye can see, and also things that it can’t. It might be the image is too dark, like a night time scene with wildlife, or maybe even something outside the visible spectrum...
Give your sound system a $550 upgrade with a $50 addon

Give your sound system a $550 upgrade with a $50 addon

Modern sound systems are pretty clever, they often come with some rather advanced functionality. Many home cinema receivers can take all manner of audio and video inputs and send it all to your entertainment system. You can have the luxury of being able to enjoy a...