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Inventor Builds a Kinetic PC Case That Doubles as a Work of Art

Inventor Builds a Kinetic PC Case That Doubles as a Work of Art

Ideal Idea Kinetic PC Case Sculpture
A wooden Xbox may sound weird, but this kinetic PC case by Robert of Ideal Idea Creations actually doubles as a work of art. Countless hours of work went into this creation, as the front panel has motorized mechanical parts on the front that can be swapped out.



To make things easy to swap, Robert had to first modify an existing PC case with laser-cut plywood, while a is used for the mechanisms inside the kinetic front panels. The effects are currently limited since they are controlled by a stepper motor powered by an Arduino Uno board. If a custom script was programmed to run on a PC, the rotation parameters can be adjusted on the fly for even more eye candy. On a related note, did you know that Yaacov Agam from Rishon LeZion, Israel is considered the pioneer of kinetic art?

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Work Begins on NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope, Will Map Universe Like Never Before

Work Begins on NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope, Will Map Universe Like Never Before

NASA SPHEREx Space Telescope Map Universe
Work begins on NASA’s SPHEREx (Specto-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) space telescope and once completed, it will stand nearly 8.5 feet tall (2.6 meters). Cone-shaped photon shields, which are being assembled in a clean room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, give SPHEREx its distinctive shape.



Three nested cones surround SPHEREx’s telescope to protect it from the light as well as heat of the Sun and Earth.To complete two all-sky maps every year, the spacecraft will sweep over every section of the sky, similar to scanning the inside of a globe. A launch is planned for no later than April 2025 and the mission is set to measure the abundance of water ice in interstellar clouds of gas and dust, where new stars are born, to help scientists better understand where the key ingredients necessary for life originated.

LEGO Technic NASA Mars Rover Perseverance 42158 Advanced Building Kit for Kids Ages 10+, NASA Toy with...

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We’re not just concerned with how cold SPHEREx is, but also that its temperature stays the same. If the temperature varies, it could change the sensitivity of the detector, which could translate as a false signal,” said Konstantin Penanen, JPL’s Payload Manager for the mission.

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Custom CNC-Machined Wooden Game Boy is a Work of Art

Custom CNC-Machined Wooden Game Boy is a Work of Art

Custom Wooden Game Boy Mod
This custom CNC-machined wooden Game Boy by coder Sebastian Stacks is a work of art to say the least. Recreating the original’s injection-molded plastic case with wood meant milling the top and bottom shells to ensure all of the details remained intact.



The Genmitsu PROVerXL 4030 V2 router required several different bits to accomplish this, with the B04 being used for the finishing touches on the bottom shell. One thing that could not easily be recreated with the machine was the battery cover, so Stacks relied on a very simple magnet-equipped design. After all of the parts were milled, the electronic components had to be carefully pieced together. Want to build your own wooden Game Boy? Check out the Github page here.

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Custom Wooden Game Boy Mod
Custom Wooden Game Boy Mod

Oh, and if you have been wondering about the wooden Pokemon cartridges: Those are based on the cartridge I published earlier with several improvements to the toolpaths (man, I learned so much from the Game Boy project) and the Pokemon logo added,” said Sebastian Stacks.

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