3rd July 2011
An AC ion chamber detector for alpha particles only.
5th June 2010
I get oddly low results when attempting to measure the speed of sound in Water and Aluminium.
13th February 2010
Measurement of the half-life of Technetium-99m.
24th May 2009
Abuse of an old 2X2 vacuum tube with a HT power supply to create a soft x-ray source.
16th May 2009
No, of course not! No new physics here, just another lesson in electromagnetic compatibility and subtly of experimental physics.
28th April 2009
I lash up an old Geiger tube and monitor the background radiation in the shack for a while.
18th April 2009
A quick hack based on Charles Wenzel's nuclear war detector.
22nd March 2009
I finally assemble the bolometer sensor head into something resembling a completed unit.
Parent article: RF and Optical Bolometer.
25th February 2009
A thermal balance power meter for RF and Optical energy.
Contains 3 sub-articles.
27th July 2008
I attend a Killarney Heights Space Program launch.
4th July 2008
How to quickly measure the diameter of human hair...
16th November 2002
An ultra-simple, very sensitive electrometer.
10th November 2002
My first meeting with Bill of SolderSmoke fame.
Parent article: Trivial Electric Motor.
27th October 2002
My small, and quite ugly, prototype built using house hold materials.
17th October 2002
A simple demonstration DC motor you can build in 10 minutes with your children.
Contains 1 sub-article.