Winner, Name that Ware August 2026

The Ware for August 2026 is the “IC unit” from a Lafayette 150-in-1 “IC Electronic Project Kit”, part number 99-35107. Above is a contextual photo of how the unit looked mounted in the kit. And above are a couple examples of projects you can build with the “IC” as part of the kit. Answering Hales’ question, the part itself is covered with a clear overcoat of polymer that looks liquidy, but it is in fact a durable, hard coating. As a child, I appreciated how almost every part was out there and easy to see – you can really see the parallel-plate construction and dielectric of the capacitor, and if you look closely enough you can see the contact junction of the diode. It stimulated a sense of wonder and curiosity about how this all worked. I’ll give the prize to Parkview! The IC module was re-used between a few generations of kits, so the 100-in-1 science kit is close enough for a guess. Congrats, email me for your prize.

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