Infrared (IR) Radiation - Science Fair Projects and Experiments - Ideas and Sample Projects by Scientific Field

Electronics

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Build and program a robot that can use infrared sensors to avoid driving off the edge of a table. [E]

Build your own Infrared Thermometer using the MLX90614 and Arduino [C]

Make a Digital IR Counter to Count Door Entries [C]

Build Infrared headphones [C]

Infra Red (IR) Links [C] [C]

Infra Red Switch [C]

Infra Red Remote Control Extender [C] [C] [C] [C]

Build an infrared beam proximity sensor [C]

Multi-Touch Table: An Infrared-Based Touch Interface Designed for Collaborative Data Manipulation [E]

Build an Alertness Monitoring Device Based on Infrared Light [E]

Infra Red (IR) Remote Control Tester [C]

TV Remote Control Blocker / Jammer (555, 1 transistor, 2 IR LEDs) [C]

TV Remote Control Blocker / Jammer (2 transistors, 3 IR LEDs) [C]

Determining the Accuracy of an Ultrasonic Proximity Sensor vs. an IR Proximity Sensor using Autonomous Robots [E]

Physics

Repeat Herschel's infrared experiment [E]

Will high frequency plasma affect infrared spectrum viewing? [E]

Astronomy

Discover how many of the brightest infrared-emitting objects in an infrared sky patch are familiar objects such as stars. [P]

Environmental Sciences

Build a simple and small greenhouse and investigate how trapped infrared radiation affects the temperature within. [E]

Engineering

How To Improve the Inspection of Pipes Using Infrared Thermography? [P]

Use infrared photography to measure the transmission and reflection of near-infrared light by ordinary objects in our everyday surroundings. [E]

Earth Sciences

Use an anemometer and an infrared thermometer to determine how wind speed affects the rate of cooling of an object. [E]

Interdisciplinary Topics

Lasers
Ultraviolet (UV) Light
Sun & Light

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