Data is everywhere. Dedicated citizen scientists can advance “professional science,” even without any dedicated funding, by learning to intelligently navigate and draw conclusions from the oceans of largely un-analyzed public data that we swim through every day. This story from The Boston Globe is a fantastic case in point:
Baby bonnets simultaneously convey deep tradition and a touch of whimsy. This project from Martha Pullen and Kathy McMakin of Martha Pullen Co. for Sew, Mama, Sew! is sweet and charming and promises to be, “one of those ‘go to’ projects whenever you need a quick gift for a baby or two.”
Ted Southern at Eyebeam is developing a private space suit: The Frontier Prime spacesuit is the first complete pressure garment ever produced at Eyebeam. It features a unique heat sealed bladder and easy to use nylon restraint system. Overall weight is just 13 pounds without life support systems, and it is designed to be adjustable […]
This auto shirt-folder was made using some cardboard and a Lego Mindstorms kit. [via Make: Online] More: How-To: Make a cardboard t-shirt folding jig
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, this cool set of five hand-painted Matryoshka dolls from user funnypolynomial. The tiny solder blob goes inside the diode goes inside the LED goes inside the resistor goes inside the capacitor.
Rick Pollack of Shaker Heights, OH, printed this cat design with the help of support structures that are printed along with the main object, but the extruder prints the support materials at a cooler temperature. This makes them easier to remove. Readers, have you played around with support materials settings in Skeinforge? [Thanks, clothbot]
As Jote of Bless Her Heart points out, infused liquors can be a perfect and unique holiday gift. Given the extra time required to fully steep the flavors, this is a project you can tackle now and cut one more thing off your list during the busy and hectic holiday season later. Her cardamom and […]
