Issue #223 - Mission
Hello there,
The 2017-18 Astro Pi challenge is now open! This time we’re offering two missions, one of which guarantees getting your code into space. Teams of school students across Europe and even beyond can take part.
To celebrate, we’re telling you all about the astounding things you can achieve with the Sense HAT, the sensor-laden part of the Astro Pi hardware that you can buy.
Issue 62 of The MagPi is out, and it focusses on everyone’s favourite plastic building blocks, LEGO.
From the practical to the artistic, we’ve also lined up the best new projects from across the Raspberry Pi community for you. Go check them out for some weekend inspiration!
I hope you all have an excellent week,
Janina
News
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Announcing the 2017-18 European Astro Pi challenge!
(raspberrypi.org) More students than ever can run their code in space -
MagPi 62: become a LEGO master builder
(raspberrypi.org) LEGO and Raspberry Pi — a match made in maker heaven -
New gender parity resource
(coderdojo.com) A practical guide for increasing the proportion of girls in your coding club -
CoderDojo receives inaugural Tech4Good award
(twitter.com) Thank you, Investor Allstars! -
Join us at DojoCon
(twitter.com) 13-15 Oct in Warrington, UK
Projects
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The possibilities of the Sense HAT
(raspberrypi.org) All you can Sense HAT -
Algo-rhythmic PianoAI
(raspberrypi.org) An AI for live piano accompaniment -
Vinyl Shelf Finder
(raspberrypi.org) May not be ideal for cat owners -
Automatic Water Tester
(hackster.io) Fully automated colorimetric tests -
Portable Cell Network
(mbro95.github.io) Using GSM protocol and a BladeRF -
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on a Game Boy Color
(htxt.co.za) Streaming via Moonlight -
World's largest Game Boy
(crunchyroll.com) Huge and fully functional -
Cyma: kinetic sculpture
(kranidiotis.gr) Driven by live solar wind data -
Creepy giant eyes
(htxt.co.za) Using Gakken WorldEyes spherical projectors -
Chicken CoopCam and Environment Sensor
(atlas7781.myqnapcloud.com) How do I spell chicken noises? -
Grow Wild Raspberry Pi Time-lapse
(perfectionisttendencies.com) From the Eco Club at Wallace High School, Lisburn
Articles
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Astro Pi on the BBC
(bbc.co.uk)
Raspberry Pi's Philip Colligan on Astro Pi - listen from 20 minutes in -
Code Club Twitter chat
(twitter.com)
Catch up on our open conversation about computing education -
Connect with CoderDojo
(t.co)
All the ways in which you can stay up to date -
UK school's Raspberry Pi HAB recovered in Denmark!
(twitter.com)
Balloon payload mystery solved via social media
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