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 browser-based gravity simulator for exploring orbital motion and prototyping new interactive experiments.

Open demo → Source

Updated 2026-07-11

Carbon Reduction Plan

in orbit

A focused web project for presenting carbon reduction information in a simple, maintainable interface.

Open demo → Source

Updated 2026-07-11

Wildfire Story Lab

pre-launch

An experimental storytelling tool for exploring how climate and wildfire narratives can be communicated interactively.

Open demo → Source

Updated 2026-07-11

Contrast Lab

in orbit

A WCAG 2.x colour contrast checker for testing foreground and background pairs against AA and AAA accessibility thresholds.

Open demo → Source

Updated 2026-07-11

Component Sandbox

pre-launch

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 Visualiser

pre-launch

A science-communication project that turns temperature anomaly data into a readable chart with plain-English annotations.

Open demo → Source

Updated 2026-07-11