Ch. IIIChapter III · 2024 –
A Desk-Sized Flexure Stage
Sub-micron motion with no bearings at all
Designing a 3D-printed parallelogram flexure that moves in a perfectly straight line, then finding out how far reality drifts from beam theory.
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Ch. IIChapter II · 2023
The Cloud Chamber
Watching cosmic rays fall through a fish tank
A weekend build with dry ice, rubbing alcohol and a flashlight that makes the invisible rain of particles from space visible to the naked eye.
Ch. IChapter I · 2022
A Census of My Sourdough
Who actually lives in the jar?
Counting yeast and bacteria in a sourdough starter under a cheap microscope, and testing which flour wakes them up fastest.
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