Matthew LaiDesigning a 13A Arduino Motor ShieldI am currently working on a tensile strength testing rig that will be detailed in a future post, but as part of that project, I need an…Jul 7, 2018Jul 7, 2018
Matthew LaiVideo Editing on Linux — Action Cam SCUBA Diving VideosI wouldn’t call myself a photographer or videographer, but I do have an action cam (Sony FDR-X3000), and often document my adventures with…May 27, 2018May 27, 2018
Matthew LaiUnnaturalLight — Part 2: Electrical DesignBlinking a few LEDs… how hard can it be?Jan 6, 2018Jan 6, 2018
Matthew LaiUnnaturalLight — Part 1: Mechanical / Optical DesignLamps come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. For this first design, I wanted something relatively simple and small, but easily scalable to…Dec 2, 2017Dec 2, 2017
Matthew LaiUnnaturalLight — Adjustable Colour Temperature LightingWelcome to the first post of the blog series on Project UnnaturalLight, an LED lamp with adjustable colour temperature.Nov 16, 2017Nov 16, 2017
Matthew LaiDIY Computer Case — Acrylic and LASER!!Rumour had it that one of the big Internet companies decommissioned and sold a bunch of their dual-socket servers at the end of 2015, and…Nov 14, 2017Nov 14, 2017
Matthew LaiControlling Big Things with Small ThingsWelcome to the first tutorial post! It’s a topic many people have asked me about, so I thought why not make it into a tutorial? It’s…Nov 4, 2017Nov 4, 2017
Matthew LaiAcrylic MirrorMost modern mirrors are made out of one of two materials — silvered glass or mirror acrylic.Oct 8, 2017Oct 8, 2017
Matthew LaiHello!The only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.Sep 1, 2017Sep 1, 2017