MIT Students Send Cameras Into Stratosphere, Very Cool!

I got an email yesterday about some MIT students from my fraternity creating a balloon for $150 with no custom electronics that took pictures from 80,000 ft in the air.

Here's one of their photos.  See their website for more.

I love technology!!!

Comments

[Ashley Dunfield]

Gotta love technology!

I realize this isn't the ideal space but I am a fellow entrepreneur and I'm in the last stages of technical development of a technology that impacts how the world communicates with communities and government. I would really love to chat with you and get feedback from someone who's been through the start-up thing.

Great blog btw...oh and I love your employee descriptions at xobni!

[Vijay Vaidyanathan]

Hello Adam!

I don't know if you remember me. Vijay Vaidyanathan - you were a student in my DSP class in Spring 2002 at UNT, when I started out as an Assistant Professor after my stint in industry. I was getting a little nostalgic today and was looking at old student reports and found yours. I looked you up on the web, knowing fully well that I would find someone who has achieved a great deal at a young age and I was not disappointed! Adam, I am very proud of you! I mention your name to all my students every year when I encourage them to do well in their studies. But, I did so based on my knowledge of you from a semester's interaction. Now, I have more things to say about you. BTW, belated congratulations on being nominated in MIT Tech Review’s 35 Young Innovators Under 35. It's a tremendous achievement. Look forward to hearing from you. Wish you all the very best in all your endeavors. My contact information is:

Vijay Vaidyanathan, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
College of Engineering
University of North Texas
A143, UNT Discovery Park
3940 N. Elm,
Denton, Texas 76207.
Phone: 940-565-4203
Fax: 940-369-8570
Email: vijay.vaidyanathan@unt.edu