conductive fabrics just sound really exciting. Even when I had no idea what you could do with them. I've been researching them for hours on end now, and I found this super cool (helpful) website that made me decide that I just needed to try something simple... and to my surprise, IT WORKED! may the experimentation continue.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Merry Go Round
Solar water heating with a merry go round? I'm not sure if this is even possible, but I made a model today for my idea. All the moving parts would be on a separate piece that could potentially spin some sort of turbine under ground. The water would be pumped through tubing on a stationary piece that fit under and was protected by the moving piece.
Still thinking about some sort of interface indoors to show how much heated water is available. I thought it would be interesting to use light on conductive fabric for a shower curtain as a visual aid to the amount of hot water.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Extra Porous Clay for Soil Replacement
After talking with John Leyland, who runs the ceramic studio, we decided the best way to make an extra porous clay was to put sawdust in the clay before firing. This will leave tiny pockets when the sawdust burns out in the kiln. All ceramic objects are porous after the first firing, so this is just an add-on, making them extra porous.
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