Project 3. Networked Geiger Counter

Members of Tokyo Hackerspace responded to the cataclysmic meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant by hacking a Geiger counter to send its data to the Web.

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Hackerspace Profile: Tokyo Hackerspace

Location:

Tokyo Hackerspace

5-11-11 Shirokanedai

Tokyo Japan

170-0052

http://tokyohackerspace.org/

Organization type: Sole proprietorship

Founding date: September 2009

Number of members: 22

Dues: ¥5,000/month or ¥50,000 annually

Size of the space: 170 sq. meters

Founders:

• Chris Shannon

• Akiba

• Karamoon

• Llhuga ...

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