Book Review – ‘Logicomix’ – A Comic Book About Logic, Math and Madness – Review @ NYTimes.com… Well, this is unexpected — a comic book about the quest for logical certainty in mathematics. The story spans the decades from the late 19th century to World War II, a period when the nature of mathematical truth […]
This is a solar panel. Really. If you’ve observed that it looks a lot like a piece of live-edge fluorescent acrylic, you’re more than halfway to understanding how it works. Light entering the panel from the sides is absorbed by dyes and converted, by some fancy top-secret nano-metal whatnot ingredients, into a kind of internal re-radiation that is collected by conventional silicon applied only at the edges. Fair warning: Full science-hype disclosure rules apply here.
Continuing a great tradition, the New England Wireless and Steam Museum is hosting the Yankee Steam-Up, where you can see steam engines large and small, stirling engines, running antique engines and vehicles, and much more. There is also a Marconi-era wireless museum with fascinating equipment from the early days of radio, including a Massie Station […]
I love the bright, simple, fun style of these printable pennant cupcake toppers from Rachel at Fog and Thistle.
Pan Roasted Chicken Breasts with Cran-Apple Sauce By Katie Goodman With summer produce at its end and cooler temperatures bringing cravings for heartier meals than those of summer, it’s time to start thinking about fall! It may seem that it’s time to say goodbye to those summer meals that are characteristically fresh and fast. On […]
Here’s an introduction to a fun knitting technique that’s often considered “too advanced” for hobby knitters: cables. Subscribe to the CRAFT Podcast in iTunes, or download the m4v video. Named after the Aran Islands in Ireland, cables are most often found in Aran designs. Made mainly by fishermen’s wives for their husbands, the patterns reflect […]
Let’s take a trip to way back in the day, October 2006. I had just begun experimenting with tutorials. I was making a Halloween costume for myself, and thought that I would just snap some quick pictures of the process and throw them up on Flickr. It was my first “self-published” project. The costume was […]
