Spintronics is a kit of plastic steampunkesque mechanical components that behave like electronic components, such as resistors, batteries, capacitors, inductors, and transistors. In this video, Steve Mould demonstrates a Spintronics kit by building several different circuits.
Cool demo of mechanical circuits: electronics without electricity
Steve Mould/Spintronics
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