There’s an air pressure sensor on the SenseHAT which you can access via Python. A coder over at BlogMyWiki has used taken these readings and then used the matplotlib library to create a graph of the results. It’s a nice, clear example…
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New Zealander builds a Raspberry Pi-powered phone mast out of a printer
Here’s an oddity! Julian Oliver, a native of New Zealand, has taken an HP Laserjet 1320 and squeezed a Raspberry Pi 3 and a BladeRF x40 software-defined radio inside. He’s then written the necessary software for it to identify nearby mobile…
New crowdfunding campaign for a Raspberry Pi add-on – the RabbitMax Flex
Leon Anavi has just launched his first crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo. He wants to fund the RabbitMax Flex which is an add-on board for the Raspberry Pi. The main board is HAT-sized and hosts the following: a relay a buzzer a button…
Spinach plants and Raspberry Pi used to detect bomb material
A team from MIT has published a paper in which they describe a bomb detection experiment conducted with spinach plants. The plants, which are sensitive to the presence of “nitro-aromatics” (key components of several bomb-making substances), have carbon-nanotube-based nanoparticles embedded in…
Build a chess computer via a noughts-and-crosses computer with a Raspberry Pi
Maxim has used a Raspberry Pi to create a chess computer and he’s documented the entire process. (The game) runs from an Arduino which controls the board, connected to a Raspberry PI which runs the chess engine Stockfish and a…
Virtual Forest experience powered by a Raspberry Pi
Koen Hufkens is a research associate at Harvard University and his research focuses on “understanding the relation between climate (change) and seasonal variability in vegetation growth”. He’s also a maker and software developer and he has brought all these interests together…
Cambridge Raspberry Jam – Saturday, 3rd December – #rjam
We’re pleased to announce that the next Cambridge Raspberry Jam will take place on Saturday, 3rd December at the Institute of Astronomy. We’ll have the usual mix of talks, Show & Tell, Marketplace and, of course, workshops. General tickets for…
Amazing flaming art piece uses Raspberry Pi 3 to control 2000 blinkies!
A fantastic sculpture/musical instrument is currently being shown at various festivals in the United States. Le Attrata is an innovative fire sculpture created by Therm, made up of three stainless steel moths with 12-foot wingspans, set on top of 18-foot high spires. The…
Scary Halloween hi-jinks with a spring-loaded scary mask driven by a Raspberry Pi
David Pride (he of the Pi-driven Connect 4 game along with other wonderful hacks!) has been at it again. In the hope of scaring the begeezus out of trick-or-treaters, he’s hooked up a motorised mechanism to his Pi that will launch…
PA consulting launches their annual Raspberry Pi-flavoured competition
PA Consulting has announced that their annual Raspberry Pi competition is now open for entry. This year’s competition is looking for entries under the (very open) title of “Innovation for All”. Teams enter in the following categories: PA’s primary school…