Pedal Power

FifeX has just finished PEDAL POWER for Northamptonshire County Council.

This energy bike is going into their new centre alongside a small hand generator that we built at the end of 2013.

The bike allows people to power a small radio, fan and even a heater if they can muster up enough energy!

There are no conversions or fancy electronics - this bike and the user's power are all that is needed to make it work.

Wha's Like Us?

Last week, FifeX was pleased to attend the official opening of Wha's Like Us?, which is the new winter exhibition at the National Library of Scotland.

"A Nation of Dreams and Ideas". The exhibition designed by Stuco gives a fantastic A to Z of scottish inventions including the classics but also some of the less well-known ideas. If you're in Edinburgh, you should definitely pop in.

The website is here which will show you opening times.

FifeX put in the IT and AV things including software, slideshows and some interesting videos - one of which has a very old video of Cliff Richard doing some ceilidh!

On the right you can see Jane in the reading chair looking through some of the books they have on display.

Discovering Lost Lighthouses

We are very pleased to have heard from a good friend of ours who has just been visiting the Fraserburgh Lighthouse Museum. We were delighted to find out that our lighthouse exhibits, which were originally made for NMS in Edinburgh, are still going strong in Fraserburgh and she set up quite a nice demo of the Fresnel lens on our 'Bright Enough' exhibit to show us!

Table-top Power Generation

FifeX is working on a two-part project for Northamptonshire County Council and the first part has already been completed - a table-top hand generator. We've built a few things that are similar to this in the past and it's still one of the most popular interactive exhibits that we make!

Watch this space for news about their energy bike which is in progress at the moment!

Biomass Green Screen

FifeX is finishing off some final touches on the TREE project ready for the official opening.

One of the exciting things about the TREE building is its biomass boiler and the fact that all the elements of it are on show to the visitors. FifeX has just put in a lovely green screen to keep it safe from visitors but allow people to see what is going on. If you ever visit the centre, there is a graphic panel which describes the biomass process from beginning to end - you should check it out!

Early morning start @ Glasgow Science Centre

The FifeX team was in action again this week, moving the 'Vision For The Future' exhibition down to Glasgow Science Centre for a wee stint down there. We've done quite a bit of work on the ferrofluids and you can see the results here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OF8AZVNfF4&feature=youtu.be

The picture on the right is the Magnetism Table which now houses some small ferrofluid cells as well as the centre piece ferro display.

The exhibition is in Glasgow for the next 6 - 8 weeks before moving back to Satrosphere in Aberdeen.

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T.R.E.E. Centre Doors Open

September 15th 2013 saw the official opening of the T.R.E.E. Centre in Markinch. FifeX has been in working on this exhibition project for some time and it was finally opened to the public yesterday for a preview day before the VIP opening in October.

Designed by FifeX and Stuco the exhibition comes in the form of 5 separate units, each one comprising a range of activities - we'll be updating the site very soon to include more detail on all of the activities and lots of photos!

The first day saw lots of smiling faces and some very positive reviews - and hopefully there will be lots more of that to come! The centre is available for visits by schools, clubs, societies and anyone who is interested - read more about it here: http://www.thetreecentre.org/.