By Wendy Tremayne All remedies for good health originate in the wild. They are derived from elements, bacteria, fungi, plants, and sometimes animals. A cure might come to us by way of a pharmacist, homeopath, herbalist, or our own garden and take the form of a pill, tea, injection, patch, salve, or poultice, to name […]
By Heather Hudak Adding a fresh vegetable juice to your daily routine is a terrific way to gently begin to detoxify your system. Fresh juice contains an abundance of nutrients that will energize your body, build your health, and help you fight disease. Scientists are now showing that the phytonutrients found in plants may be […]
Geek chic for sure! PCB shoes by Steven Rodrig [via Adafruit]
Inspired by last month’s DIY Movie Making theme, I present to you the above-seen piece of homegrown science fiction. While waiting patiently for what is likely the galaxy’s slowest turbolift, spacefaring duo Metalmags(Erica Magrey) & The Alien Ambassador(yours truly) take a casual stroll through the seams of their own chroma-keyed reality, in search of an […]
Vickie Howell points us to the fascinating photography of Daniela Edburg, an artist whose experience knitting a prop for a photograph turned into inspiration for an entire collection of photography in which knitting is a core element. Read more about her work on Peta Pixel and on her web site.
I had the fortune of seeing Jen Savage’s SparkL Motion necklace at the recent Arduino meetup in NYC. It uses a LilyPad Arduino to control the lights based on the wearer’s movement, sensed by an accelerometer. It’s really quite captivating to see it twinkle! [via Make: Online]
Becky spotted these really cool potentiometers embroidered in conductive thread about a week ago. The device consists of a conductive and a resistive trace stitched into the material side-by-side. Maker Hannah Perner-Wilson explains, “any conductive object can be used to bridge the contact between the traces and measure the position/distance from measuring point through the […]
