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Earth Day 2021: Stream Research

“Our natural waterways are beautiful, provide recreation and support agriculture. We must ensure their health, safety and conservation! To me, it represents so much more. As a child, I grew up swimming and fishing in Flat Creek, and it holds …

DIY Off-Grid Solar System V2.0

“The prices of solar panels have been falling gradually but the cost of an off-grid solar system setup is rising steadily. However, anyone with basic knowledge of Electricity and having a toolbox can install it on their own. This will …

Battery Powered Shed Door & Lock Sensor, Solar, ESP8266, ESP-Now, MQTT

“In this Instructable I show you how I made a battery powered sensor to monitor the door and lock status of my remote bike shed. I have nog mains power, therefor I have it battery powered. The battery is charged …

Solar Scare Mosquito 2.0

“An open-source IoT platform to monitor and prevent epidemics such as Malaria, Dengue and the Zika Virus. This solar-powered device eliminates mosquito larvae in stagnant water bodies such as water tanks, swamps and micro-dams. The system allows mosquitoes to lay …

DIY Rainbow Solar Mason Jar

“In this Instructable, I am going to show you how to make a Rainbow Solar Mason jar. This is a great project for people with minimal electronics skills, you can make this within an hour. This is an inexpensive and …

Birdhouse with Solar-Powered Weather Station

“This project uses 3D printing, a temperature and humidity sensor, and solar power to make a birdhouse with a simple weather station attached.”

Embedded System to Detect Wildfire

“Creating a system in order to detect wildfire using deep learning programmation on a Raspberry Pi 4 and a Wisol module by Sigfox. Before explaining in details our project and its setup, we wanted to tell you that it is …

For cheaper solar cells, thinner really is better

“Solar panel costs have dropped lately, but slimming down silicon wafers could lead to even lower costs and faster industry expansion. Costs of solar panels have plummeted over the last several years, leading to rates of solar installations far greater …

Don’t Worry Bee Happy

“Retrieves air moisture, temperature, detects the presence of the queen bee, and also gives the weight of the bee hive. As part of our studies at Polytech Sorbonne, Sorbonne Université (ex Polytech Paris UPMC, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie), our teacher gave us …

Project  EarthPod

EarthPod

“Earthquake sensor using the Sigfox network. Context The main objective of this project is to develop a device able to detect and characterize earthquakes. Our goal is to send the collected data to a Human Machine Interface on a web …