Nano Cannon Stirling engine
Glenn, a very nice fellow over in the UK, pings us every so often when he has something cool. The coolness factor of Glenn’s things is what makes us believe that they [...]
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AcuRite PWS Installation
We were all set to head down to NYC for Pepcom’s preview of hot gadgets for the upcoming Holidays. However, the crazy torrential rain on Wednesday morning plus the [...]
AcuRite Personal Weather Station
Here in New England we do not have to contend with forest fires, multi-year droughts, frequent tornados, flash floods, or earthquakes. We do, though, have our share of [...]
Jupiter On Your Desktop
Any DIY project that combines science and craft—math and stained glass, fluid dynamics and woodworking—are intriguing for the RainyDayProject folks. A while back, we [...]
The Science Behind Pixar
The Museum Of Science (MOS) had a reception recently for the opening of The Science Behind Pixar. MOS was nice enough to invite us to check out the exhibit. We brought along [...]
Starlight Instruments – FeatherTouch
Six years ago we installed a Starlight Instrument’s FeatherTouch micro focuser onto a 10″ Meade telescope. A micro focuser is probably one of the most [...]
Tensegrity Icosahedron
I realized recently that a lot of the things Gleason Sensei has been talking about in his Aikido classes (dynamic tension, pulling silk, stretching the fascia, etc) [...]
MFA: Leonardo Da Vinci
We went to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to see their new Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit last Friday afternoon. As a big Da Vinci fan, the folks here were tickled that they [...]
Urban Safari : Vernal Pool in Canton
The RainyDayMagazine crew spent the morning exploring a vernal pool at the Mildred Allen Morse Wildlife Sanctuary, part of the Mass Audubon site in Canton (MABA). [...]
Urban Astrophotography : City Moon
March and April are nice months for urban astrophotography. The weather is cold-but-getting-warmer, yet not so warm that night-time air currents disturb the [...]
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