Month: February 2009

CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

I’m taking a new approach to the CRAFT Flickr pool weekly roundup by showcasing this week’s awesome photos all at once instead of throughout the week. Let me know if you like it this way! Eric Sæter from Seattle’s been working on a cast bronze brass ring whose design mimics mineral deposits. CRAFT pal Moxie […]

Space colony artwork – 1970

Space colony artwork – 1970… A couple of space colony summer studies were conducted at NASA Ames in the 1970s. Colonies housing about 10,000 people were designed. A number of artistic renderings of the concepts were made. These have been converted to jpegs and are available as thumbnails, quarter page, full screen and publication quality […]

MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup

MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup

From the MAKE Flickr pool Connecting a relay to Arduino Hardcover hard drive with moleskine enclosure [above, lower-left] “Firsts” from the MAKE Flickr pool Tuning into wifi radio [above, lower-right] Converting a joystick to wireless [above, upper-right] Painted circuit sketchbook Sweet cupcake stepped tone generator (and more) [above, upper-left]

Grow your own fresh air indoors

It’s no surprise that indoor plants help to reduce carbon dioxide and increase oxygen in the buildings they inhabit, but this TED presentation discusses a particular indoor planting strategy that is being used by a business park in New Delhi specifically to improve air quality above industry standards, while also sealing all external fresh air […]

Maker Shed weekly wrap-up

Maker Shed weekly wrap-up

It was a busy week in the Maker Shed. We announced 2 new kits, the Deluxe learn to solder kit and the Arduino controlled servo robot. We had a lot of great builds and reviews too! We started the week with my How-to Tuesday: Arduino 101 blink an LED, which seemed to be very popular […]