Recently, I was searching for Xmas gifts ideas and came up with a crystallography toy called [Atomix] which use thousands of steel balls to simulate atomic motions. The original toy was created by the French Canadian designer Francois Dallegret back in 1966. After watching the very well explained introduction video covered by Steve Mould [Self... Continue Reading →
Update 2023/08/13: Thanks to Tom Nardi's introduction on Hackaday, and also David Crookes' article on the official Raspberry Pi Magazine - MagPi (Issue135, Nov2023) I feel obligated to provide a bit more details about this project. So more information and some small updates are included now, and more will be updated in the future to... Continue Reading →
Ever since Raspberry Pi announced Pi zero 2, I have been planning to build a new Gameboy handheld based on this new board with a performance boost. However, there is still no sign that this popular single board computer will get restocked in Australia. Therefore, I decided to thin down one of my Pi 3a... Continue Reading →
As the main workforce doing most dish washing at home, keeping the sponge holder clean and dry has been a tedious job. Every now and then, I have to pour out accumulated drips and reach into the small and awkward corners inside the sponge holder to clean up the gunk. To make this job easier,... Continue Reading →
After a few months' practice 3D modelling in SOLIDWORKS and successfully delivered a number of 3D printed birthday gifts, I guess I'm ready to take off and start something more sophisticated. I have always considered myself as a TEMist and been trying to help beginners to understand this fascinating technology. However, TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope)... Continue Reading →
Now I have a legion of electron microscopes! The models are designed in LDD and rendered with Bluerender. The LDD files will be made free for download shortly. You can have your own Nanoport!
The LEGO FEI TEM Talos F200X Ultimate Edition , featuring highly detailed TEM vacuum system, remote control desk, LED lit front panel, GATAN GIF camera, plus enclosure with opening doors and high tension tank. Of course, the prototype model will be numbered in the good old FEI-style: D0001 ! The design is finalized and the enclosure... Continue Reading →
Firstly, I have to thank Piet for letting me publish his creation "Lego FEI TEM Titan Cube" on my blog. It's a great pleasure to present this masterpiece. Piet is an engineer working in FEI Eindhoven (now as a part of Thermofisher Scientific) and a huge fan of Lego. Way before I started making FEI products... Continue Reading →
Inspired by the Lego sets for Materials Science and Engineering created by Chris Olson, I present this Lego set based on FEI Talos F200 TEM. TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope) is a powerful tool for materials researchers to characterize the atomic structure and chemical composition of different materials. Talos TEM from Thermofisher Scientific (formerly FEI Company) is... Continue Reading →
Digged out some photos of an unfinished project Lego+Arduino camera shutter controller from my old hard drive. Started about 4 years ago, aiming to improve the precision of the old lego highspeed photography project. Unfortunately, the parts are now disassembled and stored at different places in AU or CN. No idea how long to complete. Keep a reminder here... Continue Reading →
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