Rob Carlson, author of Biology is Technology: The promise, perils, and new business of engineering life, was recently in the Bay Area to deliver a talk to the California Assembly Select Committee on Biotechnology. His presentation focused on the role of small businesses and garage hackers in innovating the new bioeconomy. You can see his […]
If you’re interested in materials science, design, architecture, and/or chemistry, and you live in Austin or the central Texas area, you should not miss the UT Austin School of Architecture Materials Lab, located in room 3.102 of the West Mall Office Building on The University of Texas Campus. They’re closed this week for Spring Break, but are normally open from 9-5 every weekday. It’s open to the public, and is chock-a-block with physical samples of all kinds of exotic materials that would otherwise be difficult to get your hands on in small quantities. Anyone can poke around, and registered students can check out samples just like a book-library.
If you’re not in the area, the UTSOA Materials Lab is building an online database of its collection organized by composition, form, properties, process, and application. And although they don’t have photos of all the samples uploaded yet, it’s still fascinating browsing.
I’ve been at SXSW Interactive the past week and had the chance to meet some of my crafty online friends in between panels. Not only did I get a thrifty tour of Austin from Jennifer Perkins, CRAFT’s very own Rachel Hobson took me to Stitch Lab for peek at one of the most gorgeous sewing […]
Make your bots and plushies come to life! Twitchie is an amazingly life-like animated armature that’s Arduino-powered and comes pre-programmed, making it an excellent kit for beginners in robotics. No programming required!
I’ve become obsessed with ruffles. The theme this month on CRAFT is upcycling, and ruffles are a great way to re-vamp tired pieces in your wardrobe. This week I am sharing my method for adding a new flouncy trim to a simple old skirt. My ancient copy of Vogue Sewing has many ways to create […]
Learn how to make your own crochet letters with amAZIng’s crochet pattern for all the ABC’s! [via WhipUp]
This University of Wisconsin-Madison how-to describes the process of making OLEDs. If anyone follows this tutorial and creates some OLEDs, send us a link, we’d love to hear more! [via openMaterials via Erik DeBruijn] More: OLED lighting Optimus Keyboard (OLED Technology) Sony XEL-1 OLED TV teardown Beautiful OLED synth/controller interface OLED dress is stiff, from […]
