rjmlaird.co.uk / labs

Working experiments, not finished products.

A sandbox for orbital mechanics tools, data pipelines, and interface prototypes. Some of these will graduate to the main site. Most won't, and that's the point.

N-Body Orbital Sandbox

in orbit

A minimal N-body gravity simulation used as the starter template for new experiments.

Open demo → Source

Updated 2026-07-11

Contrast Lab

in orbit

WCAG 2.x colour contrast checker — pick a foreground/background pair and see the ratio, plus AA/AAA pass or fail.

Open demo → Source

Updated 2026-07-11

Component Sandbox

in orbit

A live gallery of the Astro UI blocks used across rjmlaird.co.uk, each rendered with its source snippet underneath.

Open demo → Source

Updated 2026-07-11

Climate Visualizer

pre-launch

Temperature anomaly chart with plain-English annotations — a science-communication showcase piece.

Open demo → Source

Updated 2026-07-11