Seismograms Blog
GEARS 2023 Now in November!
We have some exciting news to share with you! The 2023 GEARS (Generalist Electromechanics for Applied Researchers) Workshop is still on, and it's better than ever. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to postpone the event, but we are thrilled to announce the new...
Unraveling RTD Sensor Mysteries: The Ultimate Guide to 2, 3, and 4 Wire Variants
What is an RTD? The RTD has long been the workhorse of the temperature measurement world. Though thermocouples are inexpensive and popular, they often do not have the accuracy or resolution needed for industrial or laboratory processes. While the thermocouple works on...
In Experts We Trust: The Importance of Trusting Fellow Experts
As many of your know, I co-host a weekly geoscience podcast called the Don't Panic Geocast. A listener and fellow member of the Software Underground Slack group surprised me one day by sending me their answer to a question they had on their college level physics test....
Expand Your Arduino Toolkit: 3 Easy Ways to Add New Libraries
What are libraries? The Arduino Integrated Development Environment or Arduino IDE software provides a simple interface to write code, compile it, and upload it to your Arduino compatible microcontroller. While the functions for many basic tasks such as turning pins on...
Taking on Any Terrain: The Field Map Board for Geologists That is as Tough as You Are
When you are working in the field, as a student or a researcher, you do two things all the time. Pull out your field notebook to jot down notes and observations and pull out your geologic map to reference, draw on, record strike and dips, and more. That map is your...
Seize the Opportunity: Enroll Now in the 2023 GEARS Workshop and Ignite Your Potential
We are excited to announce that registration for the 2023 GEARS (Generalist Electromechanics for Applied Researchers) Workshop is now open! Summer is approaching, and we can't wait to welcome a new group of students to our summer workshop class. After the success of...
3 Steps to Master Using Serial Terminal Programs with Scientific Instruments
How to use a serial terminal Many pieces of field and laboratory equipment, our products included, utilize serial communication to interface with your computer. Serial connections allow you to send commands to an instrument to configure it and receive data back for...
Introducing the 4-Channel RTD Interface: The Next Generation of Easy RTD Measurement
Temperature measurement is probably the most ubiquitous parameter measured globally. We measure the temperature of the air around us, the soil below us, inside boilers powering our homes, in experimental apparatus, and in just about every industrial process. When you...
Ultimate Precision: Discovering the Impact of Warm Up Times on DCDT Measurements
Displacement transducers are everywhere in laboratory and industrial settings. From measuring minute changes in position of the Earth, rock samples in a mechanics laboratory, or positions of thrusters and control surfaces in aerospace. The DCDT (Direct Current...
Dominate Field Camp with Our Ultimate Equipment Kit for Summer 2023
It is getting close to graduation for university students and that means another class of geologists is about to pack up and head to summer field camp! Field camp is a rite of passage for the geologist and often the only real mapping experience they will get during...
Spring Slider Earthquake Machine – Software Version 1.1 Released and Open Sourced!
Our Spring Slider Earthquake Machine has been a favorite lab activity for classes ranging from introduction to geology to structure. Now it is even better with new software and the open-sourcing of the firmware and desktop software. Over the last year we've...
Sediment Provenance with Microscopes and Raman – Don’t Panic Podcast Episode 352
Determining sediment provenance can be tricky, but with the help of optical microscopy and Raman spectroscopy, Shannon has learned how to find the source of the sand!