kick tech to the curb

a practical, cost-effective path toward making our streets more intelligent

by julian stromer, jan 11, 2025

For my eighth grade science fair project, I decided to look for ways to improve NYC's streets using technology. Our existing sidewalk and road infrastructure are built on ancient technology: concrete and asphalt. When cities add intelligence to our streets, the technology has to be installed over, under and around these obstacles. Instead, we should be installing new tech inside the infrastructure...

topic:  urban planning and living

keywords:  urban planning, architecture, smart cities, arduino

circuit build using a pic microcontroller and a device programmer

shift the pitch!

by julian stromer, feb 5, 2025

I have always been interested in how electrical engineers take their ideas and build electronic circuits. I have also started listening to more music. This gave me the idea to combine the two, and build a circuit that can change how the music I listen to sounds. I decided to build an audio pitch-shifter.

topic:  fixin 'n tinkerin

keywords:  microchip pic microcontroller, pickit programmer, electronics circuit prototyping, pitch shifter

exploring the Creality CR-10S smart 3D printer, part 1:

understanding the CR-10S printer's specifications

by julian stromer and steven stromer, jan 12, 2023

Follow my dad and me as we explore our new Creality CR-10S printer. Already, we have discovered many of this machine's strengths and limitations, and techniques for improving printing results. Join us, as we put the Creality CR-10S printer through its paces, and integrate it into our many engineering projects.

topic:  3d printing

keywords:  3D printing, creality

exploring the Creality CR-10S smart 3D printer, part 2:

first steps into the world of 3D printing

by julian stromer and steven stromer, mar 25, 2023

Part two of our series on the Creality CR-10S printer, in which we explore and make some sense of Creality's available online documentation.

topic:  3d printing

keywords:  3D printing, creality

existing projects are not practical nor executable

engineering a human-habitable mars colony

by julian stromer, mar 21, 2023

Here is my seventh grade science fair project, in which I designed a human habit that could successfully work on the planet Mars.

topic:  astronomy and space

keywords:  astronomy, space, mars, habitat, 3d-printing