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DIY Salvaged USB Webcam: sWebCam

Salvage Garden
Digitally inspired garden of learning by doing
https://salvage.garden/what-we-do/swebcam/

https://www.instructables.com/Salvaging-and-Reusing-an-Old-Laptop-Camera-to-USB-/

https://www.instructables.com/Reuse-old-laptop-webcam/

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Online Heart Rate Monitor
Allow this website to use your webcam, then place your finger lightly over the camera and wait for the trace to stabilise. You will have most success when there is light behind your finger. Also, check out Puck.js
https://gfwilliams.github.io/HeartRate/

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DIY spectroscopy
First experiments showed we might wanna use higher line densities. also the angle / position for the cam and gratings needs to be adjusted. no cheap distributor found yet.
https://hackteria.org/wiki/DIY_spectroscopy