Today during the meeting I learned how to solder. It was a very interesting skill to learn. It was pretty fun and relaxing doing it, and I ended up soldering three resistors to the circuit board for practice. While I was learning this I gained an appreciation for basic electronics that I take for granted and how much work gets put into making them. I hope that I can master this ancient technique by practicing in the future.
I also experimented with the nitinol the chromatography group is using. Nitinol is memory metal that straightens out when placed in heat. I twisted the nitinol wire’s ends together and poured warm water over the wire. It quickly sprung up and landed about six feet away. I think it was because the ends untied so quickly in an attempt to straighten out that it hit against the bottom of the surface hard enough to leap into the air like a speeding gazelle.
Best Regards,
-Troy Ryder
I also experimented with the nitinol the chromatography group is using. Nitinol is memory metal that straightens out when placed in heat. I twisted the nitinol wire’s ends together and poured warm water over the wire. It quickly sprung up and landed about six feet away. I think it was because the ends untied so quickly in an attempt to straighten out that it hit against the bottom of the surface hard enough to leap into the air like a speeding gazelle.
Best Regards,
-Troy Ryder
