Volume 14: Optics
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Volume 14: Keep an eye-out for Make Vol. 14, which has a special section on optics. You'll learn how to make an inexpensive but powerful digital microscope that will allow you to display bacteria colonies on a video monitor, a vintage-looking opaque projector that can display artwork from books onto a wall, a model of a crazy-angled room that makes things appear to change size, and a cool kaleidoscope. Also in the issue, we'll show you how to build the following: a mesmerizing taffy pulling machine, a remote control dune buggy with a built in video camera, a dollar-store parabolic microphone, and many more fun and fascinating projects.
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MakeShift 13: James Furmato's Most Plausible Winning Entry
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MakeShift 12: Nisse Taunt's Most Creative Winning Entry
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MakeShift 12: Analysis, Commentary, and Winners

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