Archive for the “Sustainable Energy” category
Sovee
by Lynn on May 9, 2011
A Sovee is a solar powered pet and protector. To take care of a Sovee, place him on the windowsill to soak up the sun before leaving the house. Four super bright LEDs come on automatically when a Sovee enters (…)
RAYmond
by Lynn on April 25, 2011
After deciding I wanted to move away from a typical solar powered lamp, I made the steady white light a pummer with two different colored LEDs and made it more interactive by placing a switch on his head and a (…)
Outside In: Solar Night Light
by Lynn on April 7, 2011
Things have been crazy lately between midterms and the immediate jump to finals and a collective art/storytelling project I’m working on (it’s top secret right now but we’re launching at the end of the month so details are coming very (…)
BEAM Brush Bot
by Lynn on April 5, 2011
As an assignment for my Sustainable Energy class and to get a better understanding of solar energy, I built a BEAM bot. BEAM, an acronym for Biology, Electronics, Aesthetics, and Mechanics, involves the use of simple analog circuits instead of (…)
Kinetic Flashlight Challenge
by Lynn on March 8, 2011
Before venturing off to make a kinetic lamp to replace my bedside light I decided to take a closer look at the kind of technology I might use to make my lamp. Over a period of two and a half (…)
Kinetic Lamp
by Lynn on February 17, 2011
I’d really like to replace my bedside lamp with a kinetically powered light. The light only stays on for 1-2 hours a night so I’d love to keep it unplugged so it’s not eating power for the other 22 hours (…)