Friday 2 June 2017

Issue #206 - Thomas

This week we saw the end of the European Astro Pi Challenge, and winning students across ESA countries received their data back from the International Space Station. With Thomas Pesquet returning to earth today after a successful Proxima mission, we look forward to future Astro Pi Challenges.

This June we’ve changed our colours in support of Pride Month. As a not-for-profit, charitable organisation, the Raspberry Pi Foundation exists to put digital making into the hands of everyone. And by supporting movements such as Pride Month, as well as the LGBTQ+ community at large, we want to promote a safe, welcoming environment for all. You’ll find our Raspberry Pride logo, plus an awesome Pride Month cover image, across all our social media accounts.

As always, we’ve filled this week’s Raspberry Pi Weekly with some great articles and projects, along with links to more cool projects and downloads that we think you’ll enjoy. So sit back, relax, and have a wonderful week. We’ll see you next Friday.

Peace,

Alex

News

European Astro Pi: Mission Complete
(raspberrypi.org) Mission accomplished for the European Astro Pi Challenge
Raspberry Pride
(instagram.com) We've changed our colours for Pride Month
Tim Peake at the UK Space Conference
(twitter.com) Oh hi there, Mr Spaceman
Raspberry Pi named a finalist for national engineering award
(electronicsweekly.com) We've been chosen as one of this finalists for this year’s MacRobert Award

Projects

YouTube live-streaming made easy
(raspberrypi.org) Share your day with the world live
Weather Forecast Cloud
(instructables.com) Baby, it's *checks cloud* cold outside
DIY Vintage Spotify Radio
(hackster.io) Make Tinkernut's radio at home
Walbot Sleep Tracker
(hackster.io) Collect data as you snooze
Building a K9 toy
(jameswest.site) Affirmative, Master
Xbox 360 into 3D Printer
(hackster.io) The new type of gaming console hack

Articles

The Fleischer 100: Pi-powered sound effects
(raspberrypi.org)
Beep beep, boop boop, quack
IoT firm uses a Raspberry Pi to make Nuttall's head explode
(theinquirer.net)
Blow up balloon heads with Pi
Pi Cap Connected Drawings
(bareconductive.com)
Playtronica collaborate with Swedish artist Rebecka Tollens
Gravity Installation
(bareconductive.com)
US-based artist Detour creates another interactive piece
#MakeYourIdeas with Pioneers
(raspberrypi.org)
There's still time to Make it outdoors
Bicycle-powered Menabrea beer dispenser
(raspberrypi.org)
Bike, good. Beer, gooooood!
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