Nice article @ Wired about an upcoming open source textbook company… I’m looking forward to the first open source text book on open source hardware :) A small, digital book startup thinks it has a solution to the age-old student lament: overpriced textbooks that have little value when the course is over. The answer? Make […]
Mike D sent in this first test of his solar thermal organ, and some concept designs… Nice!
Here are the most read articles in MAKE: Volume 14… If you’re a MAKE subscriber, you get the digital edition for free – MAKE Digital Edition is a vivid replica of the print edition of MAKE, it offers an experience very much like the print magazine plus many additional benefits, such as online searching, embedded […]
Some nice photos from NorCal’s 2008 Teslathon.
Cecily has posted up on the Lion Brand site more details on gauge, sizing, and hooks to the sampler afghan CAL she’s hosting. (We posted about it here on CRAFT.) With over 1370 comments/participants, it looks like it’s going to be a really fun one. It’s not too late to join in! Check out the […]
Jim writes in with a cool upcoming class @ TechShop… Most makers love to watch combat robots fight to the death on shows like RoboGames, BattleBots, and Robot Wars. The folks at TechShop in Menlo Park, California, are conducting a special 2-day intensive class called “Build A 60-Pound Combat Robot”. The class gives you the […]
writes in – LIGHTWAVE 2009 – OPEN CALL Calling all techno-artists, playful scientists, renegade engineers, architects, sculptors, lighting designers, fashion designers, guerrilla projectionists and inventors! LIGHTWAVE returns to the Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin following the unprecedented success and international acclaim received in its phenomenal inaugural show. Bigger, better and raising the bar, LIGHTWAVE […]
