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noah vawter’s Synth From Nothin’ tries to answer the question ‘if i was stranded on a desert island, how could i make a synthesizer?’ at the same time the research project tries to discover whether it’s possible to make electronics without the semiconductor industry, and in turn whether electronics can be all-natural and sustainable. from the site:
“The oscillator was based on Nyle Steiner’s zinc and steel oscillator and baking soda oscillator. It was powered with tomato juice, copper and aluminum. Resistors were made with sea salt. A speaker from naturally-occurring lodestone magnets and seashells was planned”
. Leo is a artist, inventor and all around practical person in the Tangible Media Group at the Media Lab. He has a background in sculpture, architecture and industrial design as well as an MS from the Media Lab spent working on the kitchen of the future. He is on a search for truth.
