The Burning Brontosaurus

by  on  in ART

I made this painting a few Christmases ago for a friend. It’s called “The Burning Brontosaurus” and it is loosely based on Salvador Dali’s “The Burning Giraffe”. I added some southwest touches, and used an animal he likes in the painting. The canvas is actually very small, about 3×3″, otherwise I would have added tiny southwest patterned rugs on the… Read more →

LED Clock Matrix

by  on  in ART

This clock has been partially finished, sitting in my room for ages. Finally, I finished it with the help of Austin and David from HeatSync! View this post on Instagram Just trying to make my robot light up #make #arduino with @achowderhead A post shared by Shilpika Chowdhury (@starletbeam) on Dec 4, 2017 at 9:16pm PST This project was made… Read more →

JSON Resume Visualizer and Sorter

by  on  in ART

A list of all your achievements, plus a handy timeline view and category sorter (WIP). Making a website can be hard. Why not make a simple, sortable technical resume? I made this for my brother, but pretty soon you can upload your very own JSON (or just grab my repo, whatever you want) and have a handy resume all ready… Read more →

Research Paper: Multiplex, Single Step, On Chip Detection of Mutation in Circulating Tumor DNA

by  on  in SCIENCE

I did all the CAD and simulation work for this project. My largest roles were flow and temperature cycle balancing, device usability design, and FEA simulations. The device detects the presence of four different cancer treatment response markers in under half an hour using the patient’s blood. It is also handheld and portable, with a replaceable chip inside a reusable… Read more →

RFID Table Controller

by  on  in SCIENCE

This project was a set of RFID tiles that interacted with a hidden RFID reader. The reader is mounted underneath a table, making it seem like the table just reads by itself. There are action tiles (lightbulb, etc) and modifier tiles (red, green, triangle, square, etc.). Materials: IKEA Table (because the cheap black ones are hollow) Microcontroller of Choice with… Read more →

Molecule Table and Chairs: Local Motors 3D Printed Furniture Hackathon

by  on  in ART

Local Motors (a local GIANT 3D printer owner made up of 3D printed car enthusiasts) hosted a hackathon where participants design a conference table and chairs. The winners get their table and chairs manufactured and used at new Local Motors locations. My design was an ethanol molecule table, complete with little water molecule chairs. A round piece of glass is supported… Read more →

Intel DevTech: Focus Fog Pyramid

by  on  in ART

Here are some videos of the fog pyramid I designed (but did none of the wiring for) for the Intel Innovators Program and National Maker Faire. Moheeb Zara did the wiring and figured out the mindwave hookup. A new one is in the works (mmm white wood) so stay tuned!  Here’s the flow for the pyramid: Here’s my model for the… Read more →