How-To: Cough Drops
Looking for something to make with the cornstarch candy molds we posted earlier today? Try making your own cough drops! Sarah James at Instructables has the how-to on these lozenges.
Month: January 2010
Build a better 3D printer, win $100K!
The Foresight Institute has announced its Kartik M. Gada Humanitarian Innovation Prize to design and build a better RepRap. There is an interim prize of $20,000, and a grand prize of $80,000. They consulted with the core RepRap team before the announcement and we were initially concerned that the prizes might drive developers to secrecy […]
Ink injection plotter draws video @ 1 frame per day
Gebhard Sengmüller’s Very Slow Scan Television uses injected ink and bubble wrap to recreates the scanning of CRT displays … very … slowly – Very Slow Scan Television (VSSTV) is a new television format that we have developed building upon Slow Scan Television (SSTV), an image transmission system used by Ham Radio amateurs. VSSTV uses […]
How-To: Corn Starch Candy Molds
Insttructables user sandds writes: On my first attempt to make hard candy I discovered that the selection of molds available locally was pretty limited. Either the molds were not for high temperature or they were teddy bears or lollypops. So I decided to make my own. I have seen corn starch mold used for industrial […]
Asteroids Cookies
Our friends at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories created this ingenious set of cookies based on the class Asteroids video game. I think my favorite line is, “Pew Pew Pew!!! Nom Nom Nom!” Indeed!
Arch Reactor: St. Louis hackerspace grand opening
Bob Ward wrote in to let us know that the St. Louis hackerspace, Arch Reactor, has moved into a permanent location with nearly 30 members. They’re having a grand opening/open house this Saturday, stop by and show ’em some love! Arch Reactor grand opening/open house January 30th, 4-10pm 904 Cherokee St. St Louis, MO 63118
Make:NYC meeting February 4th
Stop by Make:NYC’s 17th meeting for some balsa bridge building and maker show and tell. Ryan writes: I don’t know about everyone else, but I’m sick of this cold weather hampering my structure-building! Support us and give us your truss! Show up for Meeting 17! Challenge: Balsa Bridge Construction It’s the classic physics-challenge you all […]