A friend of mine claimed you can make a laser from a gin & tonic, and so I had to find out more. It turns out that not only can you make a very poor laser using ethyl alcohol, you can also make one from Jello! Well, not the actual Jello like you’d find in […]
This month’s theme on Craftzine is Make Space for Crafting, focused on tips and techniques to organize and maximize your craft space, which brings to mind Susan Beal’s quick and clever Felt Needlebook project from the pages of CRAFT Volume 06. Susan teaches you how to transform wool felt, contrasting fabric, and a snap set […]
Keanu Reeves doing a public service announcement for FIRST robotics. Wait a minute, should Neo be a spokesperson for robots/AI? [via Robots Dreams] FIRST
Here’s a cool project out of the Ishikawa Komuro Laboratory: a touch-free, in-air typing interface for mobile devices. Using a custom-built parallel image processing board, they are able to track objects in 3d using a single camera.
Shannon O’Neill is a super talented plush designer, I’m amazed at the constructions she makes in fabric, realizing things in 3D from fuzzy planar materials. Her latest is Kowl the He-man, for the upcoming Under the Influence Masters of the Universe Show at Gallery 1988 opening January 8th in LA.
I love these swarm robots and the relative simplicity of the design, the means on motility (BEAM-style direct-drive pager motors), and the charging scheme (the bots in the lower image, to the right, are at the charging rail). The wiki that’s been set up doesn’t have too much info yet. There’s even going to be […]
British designer, Vivienne Westwood, created these stunning gowns out of wallpaper from her new collection with Cole & Son. The gallery of gowns is gorgeous and highly inspirational. Enjoy! [via NOTCOT]
