Recently I have been taking apart and rewiring some remote control cars that I picked up at the town dump or local yard sales. Some of my students have also been in on the fun, and we are aiming to make them into programmable robotic cars. Take a look at the photos and see what […]
“Kniittiing” for the Wii? Seriously? The future is now! [via Lime & Violet]
I love the Naked Scientists site – they explain things so well. And snot is always interesting. The average sneeze can propel a mucus missile and its microbial passengers at up to 100 miles per hour, hence the saying “coughs and sneezes spread diseases”, and as well as sneezing there is of course nose blowing. […]
Wow, this is a really classy laptop stand for working on your couch, by instructables user cybergap. It uses a bamboo cutting board as a top surface.
Cool Hunting has a book review up about Hawaiian Quilt Masterpieces by Robert Shaw. From the review: Hawaii’s geographic isolation is a blessing and curse. Though often lacking the attention of their continental neighbors, the separation helps fosters a distillation and refinement of native style. In the late 19th century, western traders brought quilting techniques […]
MIDIimplant is an ultra-compact way of adding MIDI control to an analog synthesizer, converting the protocol to control voltage signals. Considering the size and functionality, it appears to be a pretty good deal @ about 100 bucks(80EUR) for those interested in adding digital control to a classic synth – or perhaps just good inspiration for […]
One of our most viewed and discussed postings of ’08 was Claude Paillard’s stunning triode video where he makes a vacuum tube triode from scratch. While poking around the Web, looking for other videos he might have done, I bumped into this documentary about the 2006 European Triode Festival in the Netherlands, celebrating the 100th […]
