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A movement

January 13, 2011

Before and during the holiday season, I was lucky enough to attend a number of live musical events: two “a...

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Software saves lives

January 10, 2011

I am very interested in medical electronics, as I have written about here previously. In particular, I am always keen...

Simulating the Real World

Beer Fridge - A Case Study in Thermal Design. Part 4 - FloBEER

January 07, 2011

As the ancient proverb goes; a beer fridge without beer is like X Factor, utterly pointless. You’d have thought that...

By Robin Bornoff

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Best tech of 2010

January 06, 2011

I have always been interested in science and technology. My work and the stuff I write about in this blog...

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Beer Fridge - A Case Study in Thermal Design. Part 3 - Side Up or Upside Down?

January 04, 2011

The futility of investigating the cooling effectiveness of any empty fridge is beginning to dawn on me, the irony of...

By Robin Bornoff

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Have a drink on me

December 23, 2010

At this time of year, many people’s minds turn to festive cheer and often that means the imbibing of alcoholic...

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Beer Fridge - A Case Study in Thermal Design. Part 2 - TEC Effect

December 21, 2010

Beer drinkers are notoriously quiet people and as such would not want to be disturbed by the continuous hissing and...

By Robin Bornoff

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The power of a greeting

December 20, 2010

As the end of another year approaches, it is a good time to try to get a sense of perspective....

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Heavy elements

December 16, 2010

A few weeks ago I was listening to a radio program from the BBC – Home Planet [it is on...