Recycle an old sweater into toasty wool long johns. By Nikol Lohr Cotton thermals and space age synthetic long underwear are all well and good, but nothing kills the winter chills like a pair of old fashioned, toasty wool long johns. Trouble is, despite improvements in softness well known to knitters, wool still has a […]
This project by design students Julien Bergignat and Patrice Mouille seems cool at first, but Fast Company’s Cliff Kuang points out some serious flaws: [The Tatoo] neglects the way bike helmets actually work. It’s not simply that they’re padded–the padding inside a bike helmet is mostly for wearer comfort, rather than protection. Rather, helmets protect […]
The “PotMaker,” from Toronto herb gardeners Richter’s, is a two-part hardwood die that makes it easy to manufacture disposable, biodegradable pots for starting seedlings. The pots are made from strips of newspaper and don’t have to be removed before planting. Anja Bartlett has posted a phototutorial demonstrating its use; if you’re interested in buying one consider getting it through her site!
Shannon Okey of knitgrrl recently opened her own Knitgrrl Studio this summer in Lakewood, Ohio where she transformed this former screw factory into her fibery wonderland. Shannon not only works on her projects in this space but she also teaches workshops here. (For those of you outside the area, check out the schedule of online […]
Roboticists at Israel’s Ben Gurion University, led by Dr. Amir Shapiro, have posted a cool video on YouTube showing four of their wall-climbing bot designs in action:
First, a magnetic climber that has compliant magnetic wheels and is capable to climb on ferromagnetic surfaces. This robot can be used for inspection of ship hull or bridges. Second, is a Snail inspired wall climbing robot capable of climbing on non metallic surfaces using hot melt glue. The robot secretes the adhesive at the front and peels off the track from the wall at the bottom leaving a trail behind just like the snail does. Third, is a robot that uses sticky wheels in order to attach itself to the wall. It simply has 3Ms sticky tape on the wheels. It can climb on smooth surfaces like glass. Fourth, is a four legged wall climbing robot for climbing on rough surfaces. It has 12 claws made of fishing hooks mounted on each footpad, and it climbs like cat or other rodents.
I think the second bot, the “snail” one, is my favorite. It starts around 0:30. [via Bot Junkie]
Here in NorCal the weather has been gloomy with a chance of showers. It’s rained for days and when it gets like this, I don’t even want to get out of bed. This lovely Deep Sleep hair comb from WhichGoose is a nice reminder to put a flower in your hair, even when they aren’t […]
For a long time I was looking for a wall-mounted thread organization solution, but just couldn’t think of the best crafty way to make it. This tutorial by Instructables user sincerelydisregard would have been perfect!
