December 2013 – Page 10 – Foamboards Blog

Practical Electronics for Inventors, Third Edition

December 8, 2013December 8, 2013 Foamboards

THE ELECTRONICS KNOW-HOW YOU NEED TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL INVENTOR

“If there is a successor to Make: Electronics, then I believe it would have to be Practical Electronics for Inventors….perfect for an electrical engineering student or maybe a high school student with a strong aptitude for electronics….I’ve been anxiously awaiting this update, and it was well worth the wait.”–GeekDad (Wired.com)

Spark your creativity and gain the electronics skills required to transform your innovative ideas into functioning gadgets. This hands-on, updated guide outlines electrical principles and provides thorough, easy-to-follow instructions, schematics, and illustrations. Find out how to select components, safely assemble circuits, perform error tests, and build plug-and-play prototypes. Practical Electronics for Inventors, Third Edition, features all-new chapters on sensors, microcontrollers, modular electronics, and the latest software tools.

Coverage includes: Resistors, capacitors, inductors, and transformers Diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits Optoelectronics, solar cells, and phototransistors Sensors, GPS modules, and touch screens Op amps, regulators, and power supplies Digital electronics, LCD displays, and logic gates Microcontrollers and prototyping platforms, including Arduino DC motors, RC servos, and stepper motors Microphones, audio amps, and speakers Modular electronics and prototyping

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Electric RC Aircraft: A Complete Resource

December 8, 2013December 8, 2013 Foamboards

Electric Remote Control Aircraft have taken over the RC flying hobby over the last few years. Electric RC Aircraft: A Complete Resource gives you everything you need to know in order to get started or update your knowledge when it comes to RC electrics.

We cover batteries, motor types, electonic systems and we tell you what you need to know in order to purchase the right aircraft and how to learn how to fly it in the best and easiest way.

Electric RC Aircraft goes through the technology used in making aircraft lighter and faster and let’s you understand how this affects the way these aircraft fly. Learn the precautions and preparations you should do in order to have the best chances of a great flight!

Most important, Electric RC Aircraft gives you the information and skills you need to have the most fun and enjoyment out of this great activity. We shorten the learning curve and get you in the air fast while showing you how to fly safely and properly.

We cover everything you need to know about RC aircraft in just one easy and fun to read book. We are sure this book will take an electric RC flier, whether it be helicopter or airplane, to the next level. We cover both and give you what you need to have fun and get the most out of your helicopter or aircplane

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NYU Bobst Library Pixel Veil

December 5, 2013December 5, 2013 Foamboards

The challenge of solving practical safety issues in the atrium of Bobst Library represents an opportunity to enhance the quality, character and identity of this important NYU institution. Our design is guided by the dual objective of creating an attractive security membrane that is secure yet visually porous while at the same time aesthetically compatible with the existing atrium designed by Philip Johnson in 1968.ComponentsThe Pixel Veil is composed of two layered components —aluminum panels are mechanically attached to vertical aluminum structural supports. The components are painted bronze to match the existing bronze handrail. Each laser-cut panel is inscribed with a perforated pattern–the Pixel Matrix—composed using an underlying 4” grid whose spacing aligns with the vertical stanchions of the original bronze railings while also complying with ADA building codes. At the top level, the perforated veil terminates in a glass clerestory that differentiates the administrative floor from the other library functions below and heightens the impression that the veil floats within the atrium.Secure Yet PorousOur design reconciles opposing demands for security and porosity. On the one hand, the new interior lining of the atrium possesses sufficient surface area to form an effective security barrier that is vandal proof, durable and …

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English Architecture, 1830 to 1914: On Top Of The World – Professor Simon Thurley

December 5, 2013December 5, 2013 Foamboards

Economic dominance brings cultural dominance and the architecture of Empire was, in part, a template for the world. But as the century turned there were alre…

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Cessna 781 Infrared RC Airplane Micro 2CH Flight Remote Control Cub Plane RTF (Color may vary)

December 5, 2013December 5, 2013 Foamboards

Cessna 781 Micro Radio Control Airplane Indoor RC Plane

This is a palm size aeroplane with Infra-red control. It is made with very light and durable material–EPP, feels like rubber. It hardly break even you bend it or crashed to obstacles. As it is so light, it can fly longer then normal indoor RC toys, that’s because it takes less energy to support the plane body.

When you move the Throttle from 10% to 100%, the airplane elevates with respective rate, you can make an excellent horizontal flight by just giving a lower throttle, or climb rapidly by switching the throttle to a higher level. No need to know too much about aerobatic theory and you can make a perfect aerobatic flight! It can bank left and right by spinning one of the 2 motors faster, simple but effective design!

It has Li-polymer battery on-board. It can be charged very easily by just connecting to the transmitter, then you can start flying it again!

– High wing trainer is stable and easy to fly

– High performance in indoor flight

– Light weight and durable EPP construction

– Carbon framework make a stable construction

– 4 directional flight: Ascending, descending, turn left, turn right

– Adjustable Trim Control

– 3 selectable frequencies, 3 airplanes can fly together

– Made of Unique Material to Withstand Crashes

– Flying 10 minutes after 25 minutes charging

– Charged directly from Transmitter

– Power battery: 3.7V Li-poly battery

– Control Range: around 30 feet (10m)

– Minimum wheel radius: 6 feet (2m)

– Weight: 0.32oz (9.0g)

– Dimension: 7.3″L x 7.9″W x 2″H

Product Features

High wing trainer is stable and easy to fly, High performance in indoor flight
Made of Unique Material to Withstand Crashes, Carbon framework make a stable construction
Adjustable Trim Control, 3 selectable frequencies, 3 airplanes can fly together
Flying up to 12 minutes after 25 minutes charging, Charged directly from Transmitter
RTF, Ready to Fly, Color may vary

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Kid Galaxy Backyard Flyer Classic Race Ace

December 5, 2013December 5, 2013 Foamboards

Backyard Flyer Classic Race Ace. Point-Charge-Launch! It’s that simple with the easy to-use Backyard Flyer Classic. Slide the 8″ x 10″ durable, classic style bi-plane onto the all-in-one launcher and press the charger button. Plane charges in as little as 10 seconds for up to an incredible 45 second free flight experience. Best to fly your plane in wide open spaces, making it perfect for backyards, fields and playgrounds. Requires 3 AAA batteries (not included). Warning Choking Hazard – Small Parts. Recommended for ages 8 and up. Measurements: 13.60″ L x 10.75″ W x 4″ H Weight: 0.9 lbs.

Product Features

This free flight airplane charges and launches all on the same unit
High performance stealth mode charging after only 10 seconds
Double wings mean extra long flight time
Made with durable EPP foam

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From the Land: Backen, Gillam, & Kroeger Architects

December 4, 2013December 4, 2013 Foamboards

Elegant rusticity meets unpretentious luxury in the work of this award-winning architecture firm. Howard Backen, principal of the architecture firm Backen, Gillam & Kroeger, is at the center of a popular movement in home design that emphasizes elegant simplicity and embraces the rustic charm of natural materials. This volume, the first on his work and that of the firm, is an artful exploration of this aesthetic, featuring farmhouses in the Napa Valley, hilltop homes, seaside retreats, and lakeside hideaways. Throughout the work, a sense of intimacy, warmth, and informality pervades. Natural materials, such as wood, stone, and brick, form the foundations, walls, and ceilings of these subtly luxurious spaces, while nature itself plays a considered role that is at once complementary and also intricately conjoined with the work. Sensitive, alluring, and wonderfully resonant with the suggestion of invitation, the work of Backen, Gillam & Kroeger is both thrilling to the eye and restorative to the soul.

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Architecture in Photographs

December 4, 2013December 4, 2013 Foamboards

From the invention of photography in 1839, architecture was second only to portraiture as the most favored subject for the camera. The fact that buildings were immobile was advantageous for the long exposures needed in the early days, but architectural images were popular for other reasons: they documented dynastic, civic, and religious achievements; educated architects about construction and decorative details; and whetted curiosity about distant lands. Later photographers found innovative ways to depict structures of every era and type.

Arranged chronologically, Architecture in Photographs spans the history of the medium and includes works in a variety of photographic processes by such distinguished nineteenth-century practitioners as Henri le Secq, Gustave Le Gray, and Roger Fenton; twentieth-century photographers Eugène Atget, Alfred Stieglitz, and Walker Evans; contemporary artists Ed Ruscha, Lewis Baltz, and Steven Shore; and younger image makers Catherine Opie and Michael Wesely.

The seventy-five images presented here, all from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, form a panoply of architectural structures and styles, from Egyptian ruins to Greek temples and Gothic cathedrals, and from skyscrapers and Modernist schools to mundane vernacular dwellings.

The book is published to coincide with the exhibition In Focus: Architecture, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from October 15, 2013, to March 2, 2014.

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OMA’s Massive Der Rotterdam Towers Completed

December 3, 2013December 3, 2013 Foamboards

After less than four years under construction, the massive De Rotterdam towers, OMA’s grand experiment in urban density and scale, were completed a few weeks ago. With over 1,700,000 square feet of floor space, Rem Koolhaas’ glass-clad “vertical city” is the largest multifunctional building in the Netherlands. Within a 6-story, 100-foot-tall plinth, and three, 44-story, […]

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House in the Hills / Architectare

December 3, 2013December 3, 2013 Foamboards

Architects: Architectare
Location: Itaipava – Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Project Architects: Flavia Quintanilha e Rodrigo Fernandes
Area: 704 sqm
Photographs: Leonardo Finotti

Lightning: RBF arquitetura de iluminação
Construction: K2 Engenharia
Structural Project: MPompei Engenharia
Site Area: 2790 m²

From the architect. Despite being in a proportionately large lot, the building has its shape defined by the small triangle of its buildable area on the entrance of the lot, resulting from enforcement of the condominium and local legislation. The whole building area is embedded in this triangle, with the exception of the deck, which was designed as permeable construction, as allowed. Those restrictions forced the house to be very exposed to the street and that was taken as a design proposition.

The façade towards the street was designed to give the impression that it is all closed, with exception of the library and some small openings on the first floor. The graphic texture of this façade represents the integration of the architecture with the land. From the soil, a well-defined form arises, with organic texture, made with rocks gathered in the place. On this strong base, another volume is lightly settled.

This volume contains the rooms and interacts with the street by means of theirs big sliding panels made of aluminum. This very rational texture is interrupted by the library bookshelf, which is dominated by the disordered timber wood graphism working as a moucharebiya.

The façade towards the inside of the land is made of sliding glass panels, receiving direct sun during the winter afternoon, warming the house for the night. and increasing the integration between the interior and the nature outside. Those glass panels provide the necessary input of light during the day.

To increase the interior sun light, a skylight above the stairs was designed. At night, the lighting design benefits from the material´s textures to preserve the warm atmosphere. The entire 1st floor is designed to ensure full interaction among the different uses and spaces of the house. For this, the sliding glass panels can be completely open; transforming the living room into a veranda and the deck becomes an extension of the internal space, annulling the barriers between the swimming pool and outside kitchen.

The 2nd floor is more private and all the bedrooms turn to the mezzanine where the library is, from which you can see the first floor without being too exposed.