Guide to Boards 2026: No Computer Required
Microcontrollers and single board computers continue to get better as 2026 barrels toward us with more power and more capabilities that are perfect for amping up your next build.
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Plasma Cannons & Tesla Towers: Chasing Lightning
Want to study the raw power of lightning? According to Engineer Grey Leyh you build tools to control it, and that is just what he did. At Maker Faire Bay Area last fall, he walked through two incredible projects that turned extreme physics into reality. First, he resurrected a plasma cannon.Starting with an old, powerful […]
A Year In Making: Maker Faire Yearbook 2025
MAKER FAIRE is interesting, innovative, inspiring, and, ALL AROUND THE WORLD. Going to Maker Faire anywhere is just plain fun, but getting to see the broad range of projects, the level of ingenuity and creativity, and the sheer effort that global makers and Maker Faire producers have made ALL IN ONE PLACE is astounding. Since […]
Open Source Hardware Certifications for November 2025
Our favorite open source hardware certifications in November featured a spectrometer, an LED controller, and a slightly strange laundry solution.
Review: Work IQ Vise
The medium-duty Work IQ Vise is for someone who wants ball joints on all the things.
Join Us Our Fireside Chat With Paper Inventions Author Kathy Ceceri!
Join Dale Dougherty and Kathy Ceceri, author of Make: Paper Inventions, for a Fireside Chat exploring STEAM activities for young inventors.
Guide to Boards 2026: Super (Tiny) Computers
Arduino channels Xzibit, and Raspberry Pi reminds us why we love computers.