By Andrew Lewis Antique furniture deserves something better than an occasional dusting with a spray polish. Real wood needs real nourishment, and nothing brings wood to life better than traditional beeswax polish. The first time that I tried home-made polish, I was amazed how much it transformed the appearance of the table that I was […]
For hackers who missed out on the Chumby craze, Adafruit has a pile of Chumby PCBs for sale. The Chumby Hacker Board is a cool single board Linux computer that has much of the same hardware as the famous Chumby One. It’s great for people who are experienced with Linux and want to have the […]
Two of my favorite things to eat have nothing to do with how delicious they taste, and everything to do with the sappy sentiment attached to them. Case in Point Number One: Have’a Corn Chips are delicious and addicting. But I enjoy eating them the most when I think about the special ingredients listed on […]
What maker doesn’t love zip ties?! They’re useful for cable management MacGyvering things, and holding your robots together. We’ve posted these leafy ties by Lufdesign before, but now they’re for sale and not just a concept. [via inspire me now]
Researchers at the NanoRobotics Laboratory of the École Polytechnique de Montréal, under Professor Sylvain Martel, produced this remarkable video showing a swarm of about 5,000 flagellated bacteria–of a type which are subject to manipulation by magnetic fields–being directed to assemble six 100 μm epoxy bricks into the shape of a tiny step pyramid. IEEE Spectrum […]
Back in February, I posted about Brett Bara’s amazing colorful Jell-O mold that she made for a special party. Her blog post gave a step-by-step how-to for the multi-layer mold, but she’s gone a step further now with this new fun video. Seeing the bright Jell-O mold come together is quite the sight, and she […]
Ken Denmead at Wired writes: Ever since I took on the job of Editor at GeekDad, and would meet people at events like Maker Faire, the question I kept hearing over and over was “but what about GeekMom?!” Sometimes it was spoken with a bit of humor, but more often with a sense of real […]
