MAKE 07: Backyard Biology
Unfortunately, copies of Volume 07 are sold out, but you can still view it in the digital edition.
Report from the world of backyard technology.
Page 18
Download Sample PDF of this article
.
Power an LED with some salty water and $1.21. Page 17
Control many devices from afar with the magnetically sensitive Sneaky Switch. Page 51
For nearly three decades, Survival Research Laboratories has redirected the technology of industry, science, and the military to create the most dangerous theater on Earth. Page 28
A maker in the middle recreates a kit classic. Page 49
The tale of a cute, blue microcontroller that fits nicely in the palm of your hand, and the expanding community of developers who love and support it. Page 52
Hack a $30, single-use camcorder to make it reusable, then launch it up in a model rocket and capture thrilling astronaut's view footage of high-speed neighborhood escape and re-entry. Page 78
The Stirling engine has long captivated inventors and dreamers. Here are complete plans for building and operating a two-cylinder model that runs on almost any high-temperature heat source.
Page 90
Download Sample PDF of this article
.
An easier way to watch iPod video on your TV. Page 123
Music equipment language isn't just for audio anymore. Page 158
Use steel fire-extinguisher power to pummel plastic squirt toys. Page 111
Outdoor router with minimal coaxial run maximizes network range. Page 114
Portable cooler taps and dispenses ice-cold beer from both kegs and mini-kegs. Page 119
Three ways to silence annoying toys. Page 121
Program Asterisk to daily update your outgoing message in your own voice. Page 126
12 easy steps to a cooler you. Page 127
Tuck a USB wireless adapter inside the case. Page 129
USB keydrive lets you listen to, read, and play what you want on any machine. Page 131
"Mountain Grown" coffee can makes homegrown wi-fi range extender. Page 133
9V battery USB-compatible charger juices up portables in a pinch. Page 135
Modified hardback book contains extra-powered PDA and travel keyboard. Page 138
Homemade two-axis plotter finds work as a cariacature artist. Page 141
Put yourself into somebody else's video. Page 144
Here's an easy-to-build MIDI detector packaged in a small Japanese action figure. Page 147
Advice and news for MAKE readers. Page 12
Virtual meets real. Page 13
Get more done by trying to do less. Page 14
Creative destruction opens more doors than it closes. Page 16
The "creative class": tech geeks and fine artists are jostling onto the same page. Page 26
Was building a Soap Box Derby racer my brother's last best chance at escaping his fate? Page 36
Turn a shopping cart into a comfortable and stylish wheelchair. Page 40
For a safer world, Drew Endy wants everyone to engineer life from the ground up. Page 42
Use a head-mounted video camera to produce instructions for making things. Page 46
True stories and authentic experiences at the first annual Maker Faire. Page 48
How to freeze and revive a garden snail.
Page 54
Download Sample PDF of this article
.
Mike Wilder makes Lego robots for time-lapse 3D videos of carnivorous plants. Page 57
Extract, purify, and experiment with the blueprint of life. Page 59
Extract, fingerprint, and replicate your own DNA. Page 65
Play God in your garden--create custom fruits, flowers, veggies, and more. Page 72
Use an off-the-shelf home air purifier to make a laminar flow hood for your own miniature mycology lab. Then use it to culture and grow mushrooms, and to perform other experiments that require a clean-room environment. Page 102
Incredible machines at thte Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Page 152
Water droplet lens with special bottle-cap twist focus. Page 154
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to save a man stuck in a fissure filled with toxic gas. Page 156
Create ant farm documentaries, play record albums with a plastic cup, and dosome pocket-sized instant messaging. Page 166
Unearthing ancient Apple II files on AOL. Page 176
MAKE's favorite puzzles. Page 177
Build a stowable mini workshop for modest tasks like lamp rewiring and scissor sharpening and soon you'll be building your dreams. Page 178
Where makers tell their tales and offer praise, brickbats, and swell ideas. Page 182
Our favorite events from around the world - September, October, and November 2006. Page 186
Looking for a weekend project or steam-powered robots? All aboard! Take a tour of the new video features, including projects, interviews, and virtual tours. Page 187
Or, how they learned to start worrying and love to hate the bomb.
Page 188
Download Sample PDF of this article
.
Page 192