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Application Period 12th September 2023
Application Deadline 10th November 2023
Challengers Announced 15th November 2023
Build Period 15th November 2023 - 9th February 2024
Projects Due 9th February 2024
Winners Announced February 2024
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  • Blog 1: E-Waste Resurrection

    walleynp
    Electronic waste, commonly known as e-waste, has become a significant source of pollution globally. The exact amount of pollution caused by e-waste is complex to quantify due to various factors, but here are some key points: Volume of E-Waste: The ...

  • Mr. Pentium aka Running Man

    dougw
    Intro This part of the upcycling design challenge is about making use of obsolete but iconic integrated circuits. We don't usually see the chips that make our computers work, so I thought I would extract them and showcase them in a work of art which ...

  • Salvaging Ancient Disk Drives

    dougw
    Intro This is another episode in salvaging parts of an old PC. In this case it is the hard drives and floppy disk drives that are of interest. These devices are of great interest because the media may contain valuable information. In my case I am loo...

  • ColdCase - The challengers kit

    amgalbu
    Today I received the challengers kit. I choose these two ClickBoards Mikroe-3469 Temp&Humidity 11 Mikroe-3133 Servo click {gallery}Challengers kit Very interesting the packages of the Clock boards... {gallery}Click boards pac...

  • Serendipitous Salvage

    dougw
    Intro This is a another facet of the recycle/upcycle design challenge project where I am repurposing as much as I can from a 23 year old PC. In this episode I take a look at the the CD ROM drive from the old PC. The video shows a serendipitous discov...
  • ColdCase - Blog #1 - Introduction

    ColdCase - Blog #1 - Introduction

    amgalbu
    This is the first blog for this challenge The goal is to recycle an old PC and make a mini-fridge. In the scrap yard of out IT department, I found a broken HP ProLiant MicroServer. The IT guys kindly agreed to take it, so here we are. Other post...
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    Upcycle iot design challenge

    Danamacd
    For the upcycle IoT design challenge I will be upcycling recycled lifepo4 40v battery banks into a portable solar charger bank with inverter that you can control (turn on/off, set timers charge profiles etc.) from your phone/laptop/ built in display....

  • Upcycle the Beast

    dougw
    Intro This is the first blog in the Upcycle IoT Design Challenge. My project will explore some unique ways to upcycle, recycle, reuse, upgrade, modify, hack, recreate and reimagine a 24 year old PC. The parts kit for the challenge have not arrived, b...