MAKE columnist and advisory board member Saul Griffith, giving a brief TED talk introducing the concept of high-altitude kite-generated energy and his work at Makani Power. Saul Griffith: Inventing a super-kite to tap the energy of high-altitude wind More: Powering Down: Q&A with Saul Griffith…
Instructables Member GTIG has a well documented Instructable on creating a tactile Rubik’s cube. This cube brings a unique characteristic to solving a Rubik’s cube that no other cube does… the ability to say “I solved it without even looking at it once.” Rather than building hand-eye coordination, it builds hand-mind coordination. I find that […]
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and spring is in the air. It’s the perfect time to pick two of your favorite fabrics, and get to sewing what will be your absolute favorite skirt of the season: the reversible wrap skirt. Straight from the super talented Andrea DeHart (craftybitch.com), this project from CRAFT […]
Syuzi at Fashioning Technology posted up these luscious pictures of concrete embedded with woven and embroidered fibers. Their intended use is for building surfaces, and the projects is called “Girlie Concrete.” Very cool!
[image from Adafruit] I love Tim O’Reilly’s Radar piece today, “It’s Always Ada Lovelace Day at O’Reilly:” I had a hard time choosing just one of the many marvelous women in tech that I might write about for Ada Lovelace Day, because, frankly, I’m surrounded by those women! Where so many think of the tech […]
Intructables member Alex the Great has a clever Awesome LED Cube project. Use the cube to slow, stop, or reverse time, or even turn ordinary technology into transformers. Your choice. This project looks like a great way to introduce kids to a number of valuable skills we have covered here at Make: Online, such as […]
Torn Shirt = Great Opportunity! Using reverse appliqué to patch a hole. By Diane Gilleland Here’s a decorative way to repair a prominent hole (or stain) in your favorite garment: just turn it into a reverse appliqué embellishment. It’s very easy to do and you can customize your old clothes in no time! Materials: Water-soluble […]
