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The Vernier Go Direct Motion Detector: A Modern Twist on a Timeless Design

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Martin Horejsi

Vernier Software and Technology has introduced the next generation of its ultrasonic motion detector. While the gold circle sensor portion looks much like it’s previous five generations, the self-contained battery power source, the cubic form factor and most importantly the … Continue reading →

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The Surefire FirePak: A Smartphone Science Studio Lighting Solution

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Martin Horejsi

As smartphone cameras take on an ever-more sophisticated role in the science classroom, the technical limits of phone photography become more apparent. Luckily, a dose of strong light can overcome many problems as well as provide access to a world unseen by … Continue reading →

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The Celestron Micro-Fi Wireless Digital Microscope: A Handful of Wow!

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Martin Horejsi

The term “wireless” does not so much describe what is, but instead what isn’t. And what isn’t is wires. What’s strange about many wireless technologies is there was never a wired version to begin with so describing the device by … Continue reading →

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The Carson HookUpz 2.0: The Missing Link Between Camera and Eyepiece

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Martin Horejsi

Over the years I have held digital cameras and phones up to the eyepieces of telescopes, spotting scopes, binoculars, and most often microscopes to take pictures, capture video, and stream imagery to projectors and TVs. In all cases the idea … Continue reading →

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FLIR ONE Thermal Imaging Camera

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Edwin P. Christmann

Introduction The imaginations of middle school and high school students will be fully engaged in the science classroom with the FLIR ONE Thermal Imaging Camera. This camera’s thermal capabilities allow students to explore things invisible to the human eye. For example, … Continue reading →

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