Those of us immersed in the maker scene can’t help but wonder how it will all play out. Will we, at some point, return to the bad ol’ days of the last few decades when the word ‘crafting’ was associated with grandmas, ‘making’ with middle-aged shop teachers, and the closest thing to DIY was figuring […]
It’s tin that’s been etched with a focused ion beam (FIB) instrument, with bits ion-welded platinum for the nose and to hold the tin spheres together. I guess it’s impractical to work with actual ice when you’re at the 10 micrometer scale. A human hair is about 50 micrometers across. It’s the work of Dr. David Cox and co-workers at the National Physical Laboratory in London.
Ready For The House made these awesome owl carvings in a friend’s tree in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. I think it’s a great way to decorate the raw cut area that is left when you have to trim large branches from a tree.
Oh my gawd, this is hysterical. These guys launched their Christmas tree on 32 rocket engines. The launch is glorious. Christmas Tree Rocketry: The Art and Science of Holiday Recycling
Maker Eric Ayars needed a complicated alarm clock to match his complicated schedule, and thus was born the Alarm Clock Overkill project.
Learn the basics on cutting in Katie Goodman’s Kitchen 101 article that’s posted up today. Katie writes: Many around the world have resolved to start cooking more in 2010. I’m a firm believer that anyone can follow a simple recipe once educated on some basic terms. If you don’t know what chop, cube, dice, julienne, […]
I have a large wall in my apartment that I still am thinking of ideas of what to do with that’s inexpensive. This stunning chevron pattern DIY by Stephanie at Sabbe Interior Design was simply made with contact paper! [via design*sponge]
