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38 weeks 5 days ago
Hello All! I finally managed to make myself an infrared camera using the same canon model as in the...
Tom_H
38 weeks 6 days ago
Is there a way to use the "spectralworkbench" to calibrate spectrometers for intensity variations...
warren
39 weeks 10 hours ago
Read the original update on Kickstarter OK, so we've gotten a little silly in the past few days and...
warren
39 weeks 11 hours ago
Many folks have been uploading images of spectra but the website was not specific about where it...
beckman
39 weeks 20 hours ago
I think my profile is corrupt so I haven't been able to post good spectra, but did some experiments...
Shannon
39 weeks 2 days ago
A quick Sunday morning update from the Public Lab community for everyone! Event announcements for...
cfastie
39 weeks 4 days ago
When I went public with my home compost pile four days ago, I sort of challenged the participants...
liz
39 weeks 4 days ago
The Hudson River Foundation is graciously hosting a map knitting workshop for the local Public Lab...
liz
39 weeks 5 days ago
Title: Weather sensing with kites, bodies, and cameras Date: September 23 Start time: 11am at...
39 weeks 5 days ago
Groundwork Groundwork: New Orleans with the EPA and local partners are looking to create an...
Shannon
39 weeks 5 days ago
We've settled on dates and a location for the 2012 Public Lab barn raising which we're all really...
warren
39 weeks 5 days ago
This post was originally featured on the PBS MediaShift IdeaLab blog as "DIY spectrometer project...
39 weeks 5 days ago
There are many new Nations and different kinds places represented. http://publiclaboratory.org/...
39 weeks 5 days ago
An aerial view of the Davidson Middle School campus. Kids who talk in class and use profanity work...
39 weeks 6 days ago
The University of Kentucky, Lexington. This is a class related project using helium balloons! For...