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The French Fryin' Legion's New Secret Weapon
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This project is definitely not small potatoes — three barrels loaded with spuds and charged with propane!Watch the video! Get the Build Instructions
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Rob's Watching His Truck's Diet
To improve the fuel efficiency of his thirsty truck, Robert Kwiatkowski's doing data logging via the OBDII port using this simple interface, a laptop computer and Windmill, a data acquisition application.

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John Linstrom's portable tape player made quick roadkill of batteries. This Buck/Boost voltage regulator solved that problem.

William Noticed a Vibration
The fluid in William Grill's Seismic Detector reveals subtle vibrations. The detector is built around a laser pointer, hobby-type mirrors, a PIN photdiode and a regulator and amplifier.

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The French Fryin' Legion's New Secret Weapon
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Rolls Out Smoother Ride with Gust Suppression
Scanners Test the Limits of Mechatronics
MIT Moves Forward with Smart Cities and Stackable Cars
Festo’s Bionic Demos Use Fluidic Muscle
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