Tech News 1/5/10
Planet-hunting telescope unearths hot mysteries
WASHINGTON – NASA's new planet-hunting telescope has found two mystery objects that are too hot to be planets and too small to be stars.
Air Force Completes Killer Micro-Drone Project
The Air Force Research Laboratory set out in 2008 to build the ultimate assassination robot: a tiny, armed drone for U.S. special forces to employ in terminating “high-value targets.” The military won’t say exactly what happened to this Project Anubis, named after a jackal-headed god of the dead in Egyptian mythology. But military budget documents note that Air Force engineers were successful in “develop[ing] a Micro-Air Vehicle (MAV) with innovative seeker/tracking sensor algorithms that can engage maneuvering high-value targets.”
Twittering Laser Tripwire with Webcam Capture
This instructable will show you how to construct a laser tripwire that can twitter and grab an image from a webcam, as well as execute any command you can put in a bash script.
This instructable is actually quite simple and is even suitable as a beginner arduino project. It requires a GNU/linux (or possibly Mac) operating system with the arduino IDE and Processing IDE working properly. This project could also be implemented in Windows if you created a more complexprocessing application.
Professional water rocket guide
This instructable with show you how to build water rockets, recovery systems, rocket launchers, two stage rockets and much more.
Water rockets are fun to build and make, but can be dangorous if used improperely.
The instructable is based on what I have learned about water rockets.
Last Updated (Wednesday, 06 January 2010 09:08)