Category Archives: Engineering

RIP Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011)

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Andrew

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Fun with Microscopes

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Andrew

I recently picked up a rather excellent little USB microscope, the Veho VMS-004. For the bargain price of £29 (short term bargain at Tesco Direct) you get a 2 megapixel microscope, capable of 20x and 400x magnification. The large sensor size … Continue reading →

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Astonishing Fuel Economy (Gas Mileage)

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Andrew

I’ve been running a Ford Mondeo TDCI for a few years now. In many ways it’s a fantastic car. They are cheap to purchase as there’s plenty of them around and they don’t have the image cachet of a BMW … Continue reading →

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