Girl, 10, becomes youngest to discover supernova… A 10-year-old Canadian girl will head back to school this month with a good case for some extra credit in science: She became the youngest person to discover a supernova during the holiday break. Kathryn Aurora Gray of Fredericton, New Brunswick, spotted the exploding star, dubbed supernova 2010lt, […]
Midwestern knitters, it’s that time again! The annual Knit Michigan is set for Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Academy of the Sacred Heart. There’s all sorts of classes and all-day knitting groups going on, so if you’re in the area, it’s a great way to support a great cause. Check out the web site for […]
There Are No Electrons: Electronics for Earthlings Kenn Amdahl Clearwater Publishing, 1991, $12.95 As an obsessively visual person (and someone who suffers from dyslexia), I have a hard time understanding concepts that aren’t graphical or story-driven in nature. Give me a spreadsheet of statistics on something or a math formula and I’ll tilt my head […]
This week brings us the premier of Design Squad Nation, the reworking of Design Squad, with new hosts, and a new approach. All material from the first three seasons is archived on the Design Squad site along with lots of great short video segments in the parents and educators section explaining lots of important concepts useful to makers of all ages.
After the jump, check out the first episode of the new season. Full shows are available on the Design Squad site and Youtube channel. While you’re waiting for each new episode, make sure you check out the new Design Squad section of Make: Online.
Love this Free Compliments poster by Amanda of Kind Over Matter. There’s even an blank version you can fill with your own compliments.
Jeromina of paper, plate and plane shows you how to make a faux metal floral bib necklace using Con-Tact vinyl shelf liner.
Northwestern University professor Malcolm MacIver’s GhostBot is a robotic fish that can swim forward, backward, and vertically using its incredible ribbon-like fin. Ghostbot’s locomotion is inspired by a knifefish in MacIver’s aquarium, which a colleague observed making an unexpected, vertical movement. Further observations revealed that while the fish only uses one traveling wave along the […]
