The Art of Motion Control. Bruce Shapiro has experimented with salvaged components of the automation industry since 1990. Initially building his own CNC rigs in order to explore algorithmic sculpture, the machines eventually evolved into kinetic sculptures themselves. Since 1999, he has permanently installed large-scale works at science centers both in the U.S and Canada, […]
Alicia Kachmar of Create has a quick and cheap recipie on how to make your own kettle corn. Yum! Link.
Peter writes in – It’s a huge disappointment: the best eye candy on earth causes blindness. And it’s a little hard to see, even as our closest star. Enter NASA, with the solution: the first-ever stereo three-dimensional images of the sun. You’ll need red-and-cyan glasses, which you can buy or make. (See NASA’s great guide […]
Jmengel writes – Make a wallet out of duct tape? How 1992. I remember learning how to make a duct tape wallet at scout camp in 1992, and extended that lesson to a duct tape tie which I wore to any and all high school presentations or performances that required an increased level of attire…. […]
Here’s how to make a a photo bio reactor (artificial environment for photosynthetic organisms) that will slurp C02 from the air – I have wanted to do this a project for a long time and with earth day this year it kinda just fit timing wise. Its really a simple and quick build, yet getting […]
These are beautiful, excavation and casting of an ant’s nest – A plaster cast of a large Pogonomyrmex badius nest. This nest consisted of 135 chambers and 12 meters of vertical shafts. The top-heavy distribution of chamber area and spacing is typical for the species, as are the helical shafts and the decrease of chamber […]
Great event coming up at CUNY – Wednesday, May 2, 6:30 pm – Free Learn about mathematician Donald Coxeter and contemporary artwork that uses geometry. With Siobhan Roberts, author of King of Infinite Space: Donald Coxeter, The Man Who Saved Geometry, George Hart, sculptor and author of the online Encyclopedia of Polyhedra, Emmy Award-winning animator […]
