The Brothers Brick editor Nannan Zhang, a med student at Washington University in St. Louis, created this DNA model out of Bionicle claws in honor of his research mentor’s 60th birthday. He also created another excellent DNA model that even has a secret message in the helices. [via The Brothers Brick]
A flame gulper is an old fashioned type of engine also known as a vacuum engine. According to the Wikipedia page, “A mixture of gas and air was drawn into the cylinder and ignited; the mixture expanded and part of it escaped through the exhaust valve; the valve then closed, the mixture cooled and contracted, […]
South-African-born artist Daniel Hirschmann’s matrix consists of LEDs mounted on motorized shafts that move and change colors either as programmed or through interaction with a person. Glowbits is a matrix of motorized pixels that physically move as their colors change. The result is an image with real depth and dimensionality. When Glowbits surfaces display images, […]
Learn about the Team Bobcat Ford Fiesta caravan… Team Bobcat and the Ford Fiesta caravan arrived at Maker Faire on Friday, concluding their long trek from Michigan to California. Since their class began only a few months ago, the team designed, developed, and field-tested a project of their own invention that took them on a […]
German artist Evol decorates electrical boxes and planters with adhesive paper that he’s stenciled to look like miniature concrete tenements. When there are a whole bunch of these in one area it looks like a mini city! The project is called Plattenbauten, which means “prefab” in German. [via doorknob]
Before Maker Faire switched into high gear, earlier this week, MAKE editor and Maker Faire founder Dale Dougherty sat down with K. Venkatesh Prasad, Technical Leader, Infotronics team in Ford Research & Advanced Engineering, to talk about Ford’s American Journey 2.0 project and the networked and open platform car of the future. American Journey 2.0
I got a chance to take a quick shopping break this afternoon and I headed straight to Bazaar Bizaare. Here’s Nicole Vasbinder of Vinyl Frontier and Queen Puff Puff. Look for her sewing tutorials coming up this month on CRAFT! I picked up a cute vintage style intital + locket necklace from the ladies at […]
