Make: Philly meeting is April 18th
The next meeting of Make: Philly is coming up on April 18th.
Month: April 2010
Math Monday: Magnet constructions
By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics What cool things have you made with magnets lately? Anything like the above dodecahedral construction? These geometric sculptures are the creations that resulted from Robert Hodgin playing with thousands of small magnetic spheres and cylinders. I especially like his geometric forms which remind me of Ernst Haeckel’s […]
Geek Chic: Spinner, a network of wearable sensors
Spinner is a rather theoretical project by MIT grad student Mathew Laibowitz that gathers together data from a variety of wearable and environmental sensors “order to develop a parametric model of effective narratives that can be mapped onto sensor-detectable elements of human behavior.” Spinner is a novel sensor network system designed to detect and capture […]
Solar “panel” from 1950 may be world’s first, still works!
Russell Ohl (Wikipedia) is generally credited with inventing the first “modern” solar cell. His 1946 patent for a “Light sensitive electrical device” inspired an unnamed British science teacher from Surrey to create a working version of the device, which was recently discovered by his family and found to still work perfectly. In full sunlight, it generates 1.5 volts. According to this article in The Daily Mail:
At TechShops, Do-It-Yourselfers Get to Use Expensive Tools
Some nice ink for the TechShop crew in the NY Times – MARK HATCH sees the revolution going something like this: Wealthy, love-handled Americans will turn off their televisions, put down their golf clubs and step away from their Starbucks coffees. Then they will direct their disposable income and free time toward making things — […]
How-To: Cardigan Makeover With Jumbo Ric Rac
I think we all need more jumbo ric rac in our lives. Am I right? Indeed, nothing is as much fun as finding a way to incorporate jumbo ric rac in to a project, and Jen of Tater Tots & Jello does a great job of it with this 20-minute sweater makeover project. [via Threadbanger]
Caleb Charland’s science art
I love Caleb Charland‘s geeked-out photography. His work, in essence, consists of scientific experiments explored on film — magnets, electricity, fluid dynamics — all beautiful. My process and choice of subject matter stems from growing up in a do-it-yourself household where I learned to appreciate the power that tools and materials hold. As I explore […]
