December 2011

How fibre optic cables work

Bill uses a laser pointer and a bucket of glycol to show how fiber optic cables work.

Have you ever wondered how a fibre optic cable works? Well, laser light goes in at one end and comes out the other. But if you’d like the nitty gritty in plain language, you should watch the Engineer Guy’s video. Read on.

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Favourite Tech Universe items from 2011

A simple soft drink bottle can bring people out of darkness.

New skin; pure water; better vision; better health; staying safe; electric vehicles; solar energy; and just using less ‘stuff’ were my favourite Tech Universe items in 2011.

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12 to 15 December 2011 Tech Universe Digest

The Honda Motor Compo.

Fly Boy; Swell Idea; Deeply Shaken; Bramm Bramm; Fire Exit; Old Sarnies; Slow Sarnies; Plastic Wrap; Putting The New In Newton; Gordon’s Flash; Quick Slow; Say Nothing.

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05 to 09 December 2011 Tech Universe Digest

The For-US pickup truck.

I Robot; Lacy Tires; Baby Folding; Cable Stretches; Secrets Of USB; Secrets Of Paper; LED Secrets; Plane Secrets; No Secrets; Cute Ute.

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28 November to 02 December 2011 Tech Universe Digest

A knitted periodic table of the elements.

Boat Tracks; Rotors, Rotors Everywhere; Fingers In The Air; Robots In Prison; Phones With Stamina; Green Light For Poop; Crowded Whales; Old News; Coded Fish; Shapeshifter; Paper Ties; Stick To Your Knitting.

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